For clerks of session

Presbyterian Church (U. S. A.) Year of Leader Formation: Investing in Ruling Elders and Deacons

2021 Officer Training led by General Presbyter Roy Martin

Topics: 

Session 1: Presbyterian understanding of its mission, the role of the confessions, and principals of church government
Session 2: Presbyterian understanding of the congregation
Session 3: Presbyterian understanding of ordered ministry (clergy, ruling elders, deacons, etc.)
Session 4: Presbyterian understanding of the roles of church councils (sessions, presbyteries, Synods, and General Assembly)
Session 5: Presbyterian understanding of the Church’s relationship with civil authority, ecumenicity, and how to interpret and amend the constitution