Commission on Ministry

Commission On Ministry (COM)

NOTE: We have three COMs. Each Community COM meets on a different day. Check the website calendar for the dates. Contact the following persons to schedule time on their agenda. Learn more

• • East –Jay Bender and  Becky Jones
  • Central –  Dari Rowen and Jenny Meekins
  • West – Bucky Holmes and Janice Thompson

Pastors

For Teaching Elders New to Presbytery
Ministers of the Word and Sacrament of the Presbyterian Church (USA)

• Documents and instructions for New Pastoral Relationships (ordained pastors)
• Application for QRE status
• Ethics Policy or Signature Page Only
• Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response Policy or Signature Page Only
• Safe Gatherings Tutorial
• BOP Change in Employment Status – ENR-116
• Validated Ministry Form
  (Use to Update your Book of Order G-2.0503 Status)
• Holidays Observed by Presbytery of Coastal Carolina

For non-PC(USA) Ministers

• Application to be allowed to preach occasionally in congregations of the Presbytery of Coastal Carolina
• Contract Form for non-PC(USA) Ministers to serve as Temporary Supply Pastors in congregations of the Presbytery of Coastal Carolina
• Worksheet for calculating compensation for Temporary Supply Pastors – non-PC(USA) ministers serving congregations in the Presbytery of Coastal Carolina
• Transferring from another denomination to membership in the Presbytery of Coastal Carolina

For Teaching Elders Nearing Retirement

• Presbytery Policies
• Board of Pensions
• Kate B. Reynolds Fund
• BOP Post Retirement Service Registration – Form ENR-104

Pastor Nominating Committee

• Summary Steps in Calling an Installed Pastor
• Information on completing a MDP is found at
  https://oga.pcusa.org/section/mid-council-ministries/clc/
  There is also a video tutorial.
• Printable Ministry Discernment Profile (MDP) from Church Leadership Connection (CLC)
• Go to the CLC Site to Enter your MDP and Request Matches
• Contracts for Pastoral Services (See Pastoral Call Forms below)
• Approval Process  for New Pastoral Relationships
• Board of Pensions Dues Calculator
• Compensation Calculator (CREs/ part time pastors)
• Guidelines for Installation/Ordination/Commissioning
• Minutes from AC to Install/Ordain/Commission Pastors

Sessions

• Guideline (2022-2023) for Honorariums for Guest Preachers and Moderators
• 2024 Minimum Terms of Call for Installed Ministers
• 2023 Minimum Terms of Call for Installed Ministers and Certified Educator and Contract Pastors
• Holidays Observed in Presbytery of Coastal Carolina
• Policy for When Your Pastor Leaves
• Contracts for Pastoral Services (See Pastoral Call Forms below)
• Board of Pension Dues Calculator
• For use by non-PC(USA) pastors to be approved to preach in our churches. Application for Inclusion on the Supply Preaching List

Pastoral Call Forms

• Pastors in Churches  with a Manse (Terms of Call)
• Pastors in Churches without a Manse (Terms of Call)
• Interim Pastor Contract
• Commissioned Ruling Elders (CRE) Contract
• Stated Supply (annual contract) – PC(USA) Pastors
  • PDF fillable FORM will open on your computer
  • WORD Doc Version will Download to your computer
• Temporary Supply – Ministers of Another Denomination Contract Form
• Worksheet for Calculating Pastoral Compensation
  (for less than full-time contracts)

Elder Ministries (CREs)

• Handbook for Commissioned Ruling Elders
• Steps for Commissioning for QREs and CREs
• Application to Enter the QRE/CRE Program
• Application  for QRE Status (finished courses)
• Examination for Preaching Supply List
• Continuing Education Letter – November, 2016
• CRE/QRE Continuing Education Report Form 
• Annual CRE Report Form
• Annual Evaluation of CRE by Mentor
• Annual Evaluation of CRE by Session