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 Forms:
For Teaching Elders:
For Pastor Nominating Committees:
For Sessions:
COM Manual: 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 Discernment Profile
- 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
- A Complete Guide to Creating a Ministry Discernment Profile
- Everything You Want to Know About Using CLC
- Form of Call for Pastor or Co-Pastor or Associate Pastor
- Mission Study Resources
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