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​Commission on Ministry


Here you will find links to documents that Churches and Sessions will find helpful.  In addition, you will find training videos for Pastor Nominating Committees below.

COM Manual:
  • COM Manual 2018


COM Forms:
  • Guidelines for Forming Ordination/Installation Commission Reporting Form
  • Minutes of Ordination/Installation Commission Form
  • Commissioned Pastor Endorsement Form
  • Validated Ministry Application Form

For Teaching Elders:
  • Annual Report of Ministers and Others in Trinity Presbytery
  • Standards of Ethical Conduct
  • Personal Information Form
  • Protection Policy Manual
  • Executive Check Form
  • Exit Interview with Teaching Elder or Commissioned Ruling Elder
  • Sacred Conversations

For Pastor Nominating Committees:
  • Pastoral Call Form
  • Church Leadership Connection (CLC) Tutorial
  • Manual for Calling a Pastor
  • Ministry Information Form
  • Examination and Reception into Trinity Presbytery
  • Checklist for Trinity Presbytery PNCs for calling a Pastor (an excerpt - 5 pages - from the "Examination and Reception into Trinity Presbytery" document)
  • Reference Check Form for PNCs
  • Background Check Consent Form (Hard Copy)
  • Background Check Consent Form (Online Version) — you will be taken to the PDFFiller.com website to complete and submit the form
  • Resources for Writing the Ministry Information Form
  • Pastor Nominating Committee Videos
    • 1.  Introduction Video: On Calling A Pastor​
    • 2.  Presbyterian Polity and Call
    • 3.  The Call Process
    • 4.  Mission Studies
    • 5.  Call and Fit
    • 6.  Calling a First Call Pastor
    • 7.  Appropriate Questions for Interviews
    • 8.  Reference Checks
  • Church Leadership Connection (CLC) PowerPoint
  • Everything You Want to Know About Using CLC
  • Form of Call for Pastor or Co-Pastor or Associate Pastor
  • Mission Study Resources
    • Church Trends in Your Congregation
    • Conducting a Mission Study
    • Congregational Survey and Mission Study
    • Free Online Demographic Reports
    • How to Do a Congregational Mission Study
    • Mission Study Ideas
    • Research Strategies for Congregations: Tools for Understanding the People in Your Church and Community

For Sessions:
  • 2023 Minimum Salary Standards
  • Interim Search Process
  • Pastoral Call Form
  • Policy for Pastoral Relations (When Pastors Leave or Retire)
  • Protection Policy Manual
  • Pulpit Supply List and Honoraria Guidelines for Pulpit Supply Ministers
  • Sacred Conversations
  • Session's Annual Evaluation of Commissioned Lay Pastor
  • Session Exit Interview
  • Template for Covenant Agreement for Commissioned Pastor
  • Template for Covenant Agreement for Designated Supply Pastor
  • Template for Covenant Agreement for Interim Associate Pastor
  • Template for Covenant Agreement for Interim Pastor
  • Template for Covenant Agreement for Parish Associate
  • Template for Covenant Agreement for Stated Supply Pastor
  • Template for Covenant Agreement for Temporary Supply Pastor


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  • Home
  • ABOUT
    • Our Mission
    • Our Staff
    • Our Churches >
      • Churches- Telephone Directory
    • Contact
    • General Presbyter's Blog
    • Dr. Phyllis W. Sanders Blog
    • Lay School of Theology
    • Employment Opportunities
  • Mission & Ministry
    • Agencies to Accomplish Mission
    • Supported Institutions
  • RESOURCES
    • Vital Congregations
    • Resource Documents
  • Calendars