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Annual Review of Session Minutes 2022 Why? The Book of Order requires the Presbytery to review every church’s records to be sure that all is in order. Officially the Book of Order urges that at least once a year every governing body above a session shall review the records of the proceedings of the next … Continue reading Session Records Annual Review
Instructions and forms for completing the 2015 Statistical Report were mailed to churches in December. We have gathered the same information here in case the packet sent to your church has gone astray or if you would rather fill out the forms electronically. You will find below instructions for completing Annual Statistical Reports in both English and Spanish. … Continue reading Annual Statistical Reports for 2015
With the adoption of the amendment to G-3.0101 of the Book of Order, every congregation is now required to have (in addition to or as part of its Sexual Misconduct Policy) a Child Protection Policy. These policies are sometimes referred to as Safe Church Policies. To assist sessions in the creation or adoption of Safe Church … Continue reading Safe Church Policies
This is a Letter from the General Presbyter, Bill Reinhold, to the members of Presbytery regarding the Passage of 14-F, The Marriage Amendment: Printer Friendly version of Letter after passage of 14-F To: Ministers and Sessions of the Presbytery of Coastal Carolina Date: March 16, 2015 Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I want to … Continue reading Letter About Marriage Amendment
Questions from the Holy Conversations At the final Holy Conversation about the Marriage Amendment (Wallace Church, February 22, 2015) someone asked me to put together a document with all the questions posed at the various conversations. I have done so in no particular order and without attempting to delete duplicate questions. They are reprinted here … Continue reading Questions asked at Holy Conversations
Presbytery Plans for Holy Conversations Around Difficult Topics – the Amendments Pastors, churches, and our Presbytery all face important decisions about how to vote on the General Assembly’s actions regarding same-gender marriage. Before we debate and vote on the proposed amendments, our Presbytery wants to encourage a time of discernment through “holy conversations” – conversations … Continue reading Holy Conversations on the Amendments
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ, Following the General Assembly meeting in Detroit last month we provided two reports on the actions taken there. The first was a brief bulletin insert prepared by the Presbyterian Outlook. It can be downloaded here 2014 … Continue reading Letter on GA from Bill Reinhold
221st General Assembly Theme: “Abound In Hope” (Rom. 15:13) The GA this year was composed of 654 voting commissioners and 219 advisory delegates of various categories (young adult, theological student, missionary, and ecumenical). UPDATE: Congregational Resources about GA221 – We, in the Presbytery, Created a bulletin insert with more detail about the Assembly. Download it … Continue reading 221st General Assembly Highlights
At the Equipping the Saints event, Elder Jay Bender reviewed the many honors and responsibilities of serving as a Clerk of Session. He covers how to take good minutes, what records to keep, how to support and assist the pastor and proper order. This video series reflects the 2013/2015 PCUSA Book of Order. You can … Continue reading Clerk of Session Training Videos
