The Committee on Ministry Ministering to the Congregations and Pastors of the Presbytery of Wabash...

The Committee The Committee on Ministryon Ministry

Ministering to the Ministering to the Congregations and Congregations and

Pastors of the Pastors of the Presbytery of Wabash Presbytery of Wabash

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Why a New Model?Why a New Model?• The NecessaryThe Necessary

– To conform to the To conform to the Book of OrderBook of Order

• The IneffectiveThe Ineffective– There is a clear understanding that There is a clear understanding that

the current model is not workingthe current model is not working

– Current tasks are overwhelming and Current tasks are overwhelming and lead to burn outlead to burn out

– Focus is on putting out firesFocus is on putting out fires

Why a New Model?Why a New Model?• The PotentialThe Potential

– More effective ministry to our More effective ministry to our congregations by grouping them congregations by grouping them according to worship attendance according to worship attendance instead of geographyinstead of geography• Family Size Churches—50 and under Family Size Churches—50 and under

in worshipin worship• Pastoral Size Churches—51-150 in Pastoral Size Churches—51-150 in

worshipworship• Program Size Churches—151 and Program Size Churches—151 and

above in worshipabove in worship

Why a New Model?Why a New Model?• The PotentialThe Potential

– The work of the COM will be clearer The work of the COM will be clearer with specific responsibilitieswith specific responsibilities

– Focusing on gifts of individuals rather Focusing on gifts of individuals rather than administration by a committeethan administration by a committee

– A clear and singular point of contactA clear and singular point of contact

– Unify the presbyteryUnify the presbytery

– A greater consistencyA greater consistency

– Enhanced communicationEnhanced communication

Why a New Model?Why a New Model?

• The PotentialThe Potential– A higher quality decision making A higher quality decision making

processprocess

– Focus on positive congregational and Focus on positive congregational and pastoral leadership developmentpastoral leadership development

– An opportunity for a fresh start with An opportunity for a fresh start with congregations and pastorscongregations and pastors

CongregationalLife

Teams (3)

TraumaResponse

Team

PastoralLeadership

DevelopmentTeam

Training Team

Validated &Non-Parish

Ministry Team

TransitionalCare Teams (3)

COM(15 Elected,

General Presbytery,Stated Clerk)

Church

Coordinators (3)

Proposed COM Proposed COM MembershipMembership

1.1. ModeratorModerator2.2. Vice-ModeratorVice-Moderator3.3. Family Size Churches CoordinatorFamily Size Churches Coordinator4.4. Pastoral Size Churches CoordinatorPastoral Size Churches Coordinator5.5. Program Size Churches CoordinatorProgram Size Churches Coordinator6.6. Family Size Congregational Life Family Size Congregational Life

Team ModeratorTeam Moderator7.7. Pastoral Size Congregational Life Pastoral Size Congregational Life

Team ModeratorTeam Moderator


8.8. Program Size Congregational Life Program Size Congregational Life Team Moderator Team Moderator

9.9. Family Size Churches Transitional Family Size Churches Transitional Care Team ModeratorCare Team Moderator

10.10.Pastoral Size Churches Pastoral Size Churches Transitional Care Team ModeratorTransitional Care Team Moderator

11.11.Program Size Churches Program Size Churches Transitional Care Team ModeratorTransitional Care Team Moderator


12.12. Pastoral Leadership Development Pastoral Leadership Development Team ModeratorTeam Moderator

13.13. Validated & Non-Parish Ministry Team Validated & Non-Parish Ministry Team ModeratorModerator

14.14. Training Team ModeratorTraining Team Moderator

15.15. Trauma Response Team ModeratorTrauma Response Team Moderator

Ex-Officio without voteEx-Officio without vote General PresbyterGeneral Presbyter

Stated Clerk, to serve as COM clerkStated Clerk, to serve as COM clerk

CongregationalLife

Teams (3)

TraumaResponse

Team

PastoralLeadership

DevelopmentTeam

Training Team


Ministry Team


COM(15 Elected,


Church

Coordinators (3)

DUTIES AND DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESRESPONSIBILITIESChurch CoordinatorsChurch Coordinators

• Primary point person and contact person Primary point person and contact person for pastors, sessions and congregations for pastors, sessions and congregations of family/pastoral/program size churchesof family/pastoral/program size churches

• Take ongoing action to ensure each Take ongoing action to ensure each pastor, session, and congregation knows pastor, session, and congregation knows who their Church Coordinator is and who their Church Coordinator is and what the Church Coordinator doeswhat the Church Coordinator does

• Knowledgeable of COM resources Knowledgeable of COM resources available for pastors, sessions and available for pastors, sessions and congregationscongregations


• Ensure open communication between Ensure open communication between Church Coordinator, Team Moderators, Church Coordinator, Team Moderators, COM Moderator, etc.COM Moderator, etc.

• Ensure clarity with Team Moderators of Ensure clarity with Team Moderators of appropriate process and timing/scheduleappropriate process and timing/schedule

• In collaboration with the COM Moderator, In collaboration with the COM Moderator, COM Vice-Moderator and Team COM Vice-Moderator and Team Moderators, assist in identification and Moderators, assist in identification and recruitment of team membersrecruitment of team members


• Interpret the work and ministry of the COMInterpret the work and ministry of the COM• Faithfully participate in training eventsFaithfully participate in training events• Ensure a positive atmosphere during Ensure a positive atmosphere during

contacts with pastors, sessions and contacts with pastors, sessions and congregationscongregations

• Initiation contact and ensure inclusion on Initiation contact and ensure inclusion on the “mailing/email list” to receive regular the “mailing/email list” to receive regular correspondence including session packets, correspondence including session packets, session minutes, newsletters and annual session minutes, newsletters and annual reports; keep a file of such correspondence reports; keep a file of such correspondence to aid COM teams in their workto aid COM teams in their work

CongregationalLife

Teams (3)

TraumaResponse

Team

PastoralLeadership

DevelopmentTeam

Training Team


Ministry Team


COM(15 Elected,


Church

Coordinators (3)

DUTIES AND DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESRESPONSIBILITIES

Congregational Life TeamsCongregational Life Teams

• Team Size (proportionate to the location Team Size (proportionate to the location of the size of churches in the presbytery) of the size of churches in the presbytery) (initially recruit and train the maximum (initially recruit and train the maximum possible)possible)– Family—7 to 11Family—7 to 11– Pastoral—9 to 13Pastoral—9 to 13– Program—3 to 5Program—3 to 5



• Interpret the work and ministry of the Interpret the work and ministry of the COMCOM

• Inform Team Moderator of needed Inform Team Moderator of needed training events and topicstraining events and topics

• Actively participate in training offered Actively participate in training offered through the Training Teamthrough the Training Team

• Plan and promote annual records review Plan and promote annual records review opportunitiesopportunities

• Visit each congregation at least every Visit each congregation at least every three yearsthree years



• Ensure pastors and sessions actively Ensure pastors and sessions actively participate in available programs and participate in available programs and workshops (i.e., Healthy Congregations, workshops (i.e., Healthy Congregations, Natural Church Development, Natural Church Development, Stewardship, etc.)Stewardship, etc.)

• Inform Team Moderator of events and Inform Team Moderator of events and situations requiring the involvement of situations requiring the involvement of other COM teamsother COM teams



• Aid congregations in a Aid congregations in a transformational process that transformational process that leads to a more vital and effective leads to a more vital and effective ministry (i.e., staffing needs and ministry (i.e., staffing needs and roles, changes in worship and roles, changes in worship and programs, physical needs, etc.)programs, physical needs, etc.)



• Interpret the mission of the Interpret the mission of the presbytery, synod and General presbytery, synod and General AssemblyAssembly

• Develop and maintain an organized Develop and maintain an organized way for the COM and presbytery to way for the COM and presbytery to pray for the joys and concerns for all pray for the joys and concerns for all congregations throughout the year, congregations throughout the year, and communicate those prayers and communicate those prayers back to the congregationsback to the congregations


Congregational Life TeamsCongregational Life Teams• Encourage pastors and sessions to Encourage pastors and sessions to

promote participation in presbytery promote participation in presbytery events (i.e., Geneva Center camping events (i.e., Geneva Center camping events, Presbytery Assemblies, etc.)events, Presbytery Assemblies, etc.)

• Help sessions identify goals and Help sessions identify goals and evaluate progressevaluate progress

• Provide monthly reports to the Provide monthly reports to the Congregational Life Team Moderator Congregational Life Team Moderator prior to the monthly COM meeting so prior to the monthly COM meeting so that all business for the COM will be that all business for the COM will be dealt with on a timely basisdealt with on a timely basis

CongregationalLife

Teams (3)

TraumaResponse

Team

PastoralLeadership

DevelopmentTeam

Training Team


Ministry Team


COM(15 Elected,


Church

Coordinators (3)


Transitional Care TeamsTransitional Care Teams

• Team Size (proportionate to the location Team Size (proportionate to the location of the size of churches in the of the size of churches in the presbytery) (initially recruit and train presbytery) (initially recruit and train the maximum possible)the maximum possible)– Family—7 to 15Family—7 to 15– Pastoral—7 to 15Pastoral—7 to 15– Program—3 to 5Program—3 to 5




• Keep informed on all churches through Keep informed on all churches through consultation with the Church consultation with the Church Coordinators and the Congregational Life Coordinators and the Congregational Life Team Moderators so that when Team Moderators so that when transitions arise there is no lag time transitions arise there is no lag time while the team members “get up to while the team members “get up to speed on congregation’s needs”speed on congregation’s needs”



• Assist churches in the dissolution of Assist churches in the dissolution of pastoral relationships (voluntary and pastoral relationships (voluntary and involuntary) and when necessary, counsel involuntary) and when necessary, counsel churches and pastors on severance churches and pastors on severance packagespackages

• Ensure COM exit interviews with departing Ensure COM exit interviews with departing pastors are performedpastors are performed

• Assist sessions seeking an interim pastor Assist sessions seeking an interim pastor with the help of the General Presbyterwith the help of the General Presbyter


Transitional Care TeamsTransitional Care Teams• Work with the congregation and the Work with the congregation and the

interim pastor to ensure that appropriate interim pastor to ensure that appropriate reflection and study is done in preparation reflection and study is done in preparation for the formation of the appropriate PNCfor the formation of the appropriate PNC

• Collaborate with the Training Team in Collaborate with the Training Team in providing resources and training for PNCsproviding resources and training for PNCs

• Assist PNCs in completing their CIF and Assist PNCs in completing their CIF and schedule date for General Presbyter schedule date for General Presbyter consultationconsultation

• Counsel PNCs in their review of PIFsCounsel PNCs in their review of PIFs


Transitional Care TeamsTransitional Care Teams• Request background check by the Request background check by the

General Presbyter with notice of such General Presbyter with notice of such action communicated to the Transitional action communicated to the Transitional Care Team ModeratorCare Team Moderator

• Coordinate the interviewing of Coordinate the interviewing of candidates with the COM Moderator at candidates with the COM Moderator at the monthly meetings of COMthe monthly meetings of COM

• Counsel PNCs as they develop terms of Counsel PNCs as they develop terms of callcall



• Provide monthly reports to the Program Provide monthly reports to the Program Size Churches Transitional Care Team Size Churches Transitional Care Team Moderator prior to the monthly COM Moderator prior to the monthly COM meeting so that all business for COM will meeting so that all business for COM will be dealt with on a timely basisbe dealt with on a timely basis


Transitional Care TeamsTransitional Care Teams(Moderators)(Moderators)

• Be the communication link between COM Be the communication link between COM and CPMand CPM

• Participate in the CPM lead examination Participate in the CPM lead examination of candidates from other presbyteries to of candidates from other presbyteries to be ordained and admitted into be ordained and admitted into membership of the presbyterymembership of the presbytery

CongregationalLife

Teams (3)

TraumaResponse

Team

PastoralLeadership

DevelopmentTeam

Training Team


Ministry Team


COM(15 Elected,


Church

Coordinators (3)


Validated & Non-Parish Validated & Non-Parish Ministry TeamMinistry Team• Team Size—8Team Size—8


• Visit annually with those pastors Visit annually with those pastors engaged in validated ministries, non-engaged in validated ministries, non-parish ministry, parish associates, parish ministry, parish associates, honorably retired and members-at-largehonorably retired and members-at-large

• Develop and maintain written criteria for Develop and maintain written criteria for validated ministryvalidated ministry

• Provide monthly reports to the Validated Provide monthly reports to the Validated & Non-Parish Ministry Team Moderator & Non-Parish Ministry Team Moderator prior to the monthly COM meeting so prior to the monthly COM meeting so that all business for the COM will be that all business for the COM will be dealt with on a timely basisdealt with on a timely basis

CongregationalLife

Teams (3)

TraumaResponse

Team

PastoralLeadership

DevelopmentTeam

Training Team


Ministry Team


COM(15 Elected,


Church

Coordinators (3)


Training TeamTraining Team• Team size—5Team size—5• Assist Team moderators in team trainingAssist Team moderators in team training• Interpret the work and ministry of the Interpret the work and ministry of the

COMCOM• Design, promote and provide needed Design, promote and provide needed

training as identified through the COM training as identified through the COM (i.e.; training of clerks of sessions; (i.e.; training of clerks of sessions; training of PNCs, Sexual Misconduct training of PNCs, Sexual Misconduct Awareness seminars, etc.)Awareness seminars, etc.)

• Provide monthly reports to the Training Provide monthly reports to the Training Team Moderator prior to the monthly Team Moderator prior to the monthly COM meeting so that all business for the COM meeting so that all business for the COM will be dealt with on a timely basisCOM will be dealt with on a timely basis

CongregationalLife

Teams (3)

TraumaResponse

Team

PastoralLeadership

DevelopmentTeam

Training Team


Ministry Team


COM(15 Elected,


Church

Coordinators (3)

DUTIES AND DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESRESPONSIBILITIESPastoral Leadership Pastoral Leadership Development TeamDevelopment Team• Team Size—7 (1 representing Geneva Team Size—7 (1 representing Geneva

Center, the presbytery’s Pastor to Center, the presbytery’s Pastor to Pastors, and the others representative of Pastors, and the others representative of the diversity of the pastoral leadership of the diversity of the pastoral leadership of the presbytery)the presbytery)


• Develop and maintain an organized way Develop and maintain an organized way for the COM and presbytery to pray for for the COM and presbytery to pray for the joys and concerns for all pastors the joys and concerns for all pastors throughout the year, and communicating throughout the year, and communicating those prayers back to the pastorsthose prayers back to the pastors

DUTIES AND DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESRESPONSIBILITIESPastoral Leadership Pastoral Leadership Development TeamDevelopment Team• Educate congregations and pastors Educate congregations and pastors

regarding the role of the presbytery’s regarding the role of the presbytery’s Pastor to PastorsPastor to Pastors

• Develop and maintain a mentoring Develop and maintain a mentoring program for pastors new to our program for pastors new to our presbyterypresbytery

• Organize continuing education, Organize continuing education, professional development and Sabbath professional development and Sabbath events for pastoral leadershipevents for pastoral leadership

• Ensure newly ordained pastors participate Ensure newly ordained pastors participate in the Synod New Pastor programin the Synod New Pastor program

DUTIES AND DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESRESPONSIBILITIESPastoral Leadership Pastoral Leadership Development TeamDevelopment Team• Develop and maintain support groups Develop and maintain support groups

(i.e., associate pastors, small church (i.e., associate pastors, small church pastors, women pastors, interim pastors, women pastors, interim pastors, CLPs, heads of staff, clergy pastors, CLPs, heads of staff, clergy spouses, etc)spouses, etc)

• Provide monthly reports to the Pastoral Provide monthly reports to the Pastoral Leadership Team Moderator prior to the Leadership Team Moderator prior to the monthly COM meeting so that all monthly COM meeting so that all business for the COM will be dealt with business for the COM will be dealt with on a timely basison a timely basis

CongregationalLife

Teams (3)

TraumaResponse

Team

PastoralLeadership

DevelopmentTeam

Training Team


Ministry Team


COM(15 Elected,


Church

Coordinators (3)


Trauma Response TeamTrauma Response Team• Team size—10Team size—10• Interpret the work and ministry of the Interpret the work and ministry of the

COMCOM

• Be available to rapidly respond to Be available to rapidly respond to congregations/pastors in times of congregations/pastors in times of trauma and crisis (i.e.; sexual trauma and crisis (i.e.; sexual misconduct, natural disasters, sudden misconduct, natural disasters, sudden death of the pastor, pastoral death of the pastor, pastoral dissolutions, etc.)dissolutions, etc.)

• Coordinate and document resources and Coordinate and document resources and pastoral care in a time of traumapastoral care in a time of trauma


Trauma Response TeamTrauma Response Team• ““Debrief” and provide pastoral care to Debrief” and provide pastoral care to

the accuser(s), accused and others the accuser(s), accused and others (including sessions, congregations, and (including sessions, congregations, and other groups) affected by a time of other groups) affected by a time of traumatrauma

• Work with the Training Team to promote Work with the Training Team to promote awareness of sexual and other ethical awareness of sexual and other ethical misconduct issues and encourage “safe misconduct issues and encourage “safe churches” through specialized training churches” through specialized training of pastoral leadershipof pastoral leadership


Trauma Response TeamTrauma Response Team• Provide monthly reports to the Trauma Provide monthly reports to the Trauma

Response Team Moderator prior to the Response Team Moderator prior to the monthly COM meeting so that all monthly COM meeting so that all business for the COM will be dealt with business for the COM will be dealt with on a timely basison a timely basis

CongregationalLife

Teams (3)

TraumaResponse

Team

PastoralLeadership

DevelopmentTeam

Training Team


Ministry Team


COM(15 Elected,


Church

Coordinators (3)

Trauma Response Coordinating Team

DUTIES AND DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIESRESPONSIBILITIESTrauma Response Trauma Response

Coordinating TeamCoordinating Team• MembershipMembership– Presbytery ModeratorPresbytery Moderator– Presbytery Vice-ModeratorPresbytery Vice-Moderator– Stated ClerkStated Clerk– COM ModeratorCOM Moderator– COM Vice-ModeratorCOM Vice-Moderator– General PresbyterGeneral Presbyter– Trauma Response Team ModeratorTrauma Response Team Moderator

• To coordinate the presbytery’s response To coordinate the presbytery’s response to traumatic events affecting to traumatic events affecting congregations and pastoral leadershipcongregations and pastoral leadership

Questions and CommentsQuestions and Comments

The Committee The Committee on Ministryon Ministry

Ministering to the Ministering to the Congregations and Congregations and

Pastors of the Pastors of the Presbytery of Wabash Presbytery of Wabash

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