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Committee on Ministry
- The Committee on Ministry shall fulfill the
responsibilities assigned by the Book of Order
(G-11.0500)
- Presbytery grants the Committee on Ministry the
authority to approve calls; approve and present calls to
ministers; approve and examine ministers transferring
from other Presbyteries (G-11.0402); dissolve pastoral
relationships where the congregation and pastor concur;
dismiss ministers to other presbyteries; appoint a
minister of this Presbytery as Moderator of session(s)
of constituent churches; approve temporary relationships
(G-14.0513); approve, commission and supervise
commissioned lay pastors, their placement and
responsibilities (G-14.0800); grant ministers permission
to labor outside or within the bounds of this
Presbytery; transfer ministers into or out of the
Presbytery; approve administrative commissions for the
purpose of installing ordained ministers and for the
purpose of ordaining candidates following examination;
approve requests to set dates for retirement, with the
provision that all such actions be reported to the next
stated meeting of the Presbytery (G-9.0403, G-14.0507).
- Sessions seeking student pastors to fill vacant
pulpits must secure the approval of the Committee on
Ministry before negotiating an agreement with a student
or a theological seminary he/she may be attending.
Agreements between seminary students and churches in the
Presbytery shall be for one year or less and may be
renewed upon review by the seminary and the Presbytery
through the Committee on Ministry, and through the
Committee on Preparation for Ministry if the student is
under the care of this Presbytery, and by the session of
the local church.
- The Committee on Ministry shall be the liaison
between the Presbytery and the Board of Pensions.
- The Committee on Ministry shall report to each
meeting of the Presbytery and be in communications with
the Administrative Unit.
Membership: The Committee on Ministry shall be
composed of a committee moderator and twenty-five members,
or it shall be composed of two co-moderators and twenty-six
members.
Term: Membership shall be elected for a term of three
years and replacement of a member whose term has not expired
shall be for the remainder of that term. Members shall be
ineligible to serve more than two consecutive terms or
consecutive portions of terms (G-11.0501).
Meetings: The Committee on Ministry shall meet on a
regular basis as determined by the Committee. Special
meetings may be called by the moderator(s).
Staff: The COM Consultant and the General Presbyter
shall be the primary staff to this committee.
Linkage: The Committee on Ministry reports to the
Presbytery, is accountable to support the vision and
priorities of the Presbytery and is in communication with
the Administrative Unit.
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