Presbyterian Mission Agency guidelines Archives

Seeking to be Faithful Together: Guidelines for Presbyterians in Times of Disagreement (Spanish)

Posted January 27th, 2021

La 204ª Asamblea General (1992) adoptó las normas para su propia vida y presentó este recurso a las congregaciones y otros grupos de la Iglesia Presbiteriana para ayudarles a manejar… Read more »

Seeking to be Faithful Together: Guidelines for Presbyterians in Times of Disagreement

Posted August 5th, 2020

The 204th General Assembly (1992) adopted these Guidelines for its own life and provided them as a tool to congregations and other bodies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to use… Read more »

Book of Occasional Service “Interfaith Celebration of Thanksgiving Gathering

Posted October 27th, 2017

Interfaith celebrations should be planned by representatives from each participating faith. For that reason, this resource offers guidelines for liturgical planning with suggested liturgical resources Presbyterians may use to represent… Read more »

Description and Preparation Guidelines for the Open Book Bible Exegesis Examination

Posted June 10th, 2010

The following comments are intended as helpful advice from the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee to candidates preparing to take the Open Book Biblical Exegesis Exam. These are not the specific instructions… Read more »

Guidelines for a session interview with applicant

Posted May 5th, 2010

Guidelines used by the session to determine whether a candidate has the potential to fulfill the occupational pursuit of the ministry.

Peacemaking and Social Justice in the Book of Order

Posted March 19th, 2010

The commitment of the Presbyterian Church to social justice and peace has been long established.

Peacemaking and Social Justice in the Directory for Worship

Posted March 19th, 2010

Christian worship is not divorced from concern for peacemaking and social justice.

Guidelines for Discussing the Middle East in Christian-Jewish conversation

Posted March 4th, 2010

This resource includes a number of ground rules and suggestions for productive discussion of Israeli-Palestinian issues, created by Jewish and Christian colleagues.