Session Forms and Documents
Session Manual of Administrative Operations
Session Records
- Clerks Index Sheet (DOC) due September 19 to your reader
- Who is my reader? (PDF)
- Guidance for Clerks of Session (DOC)
Clerk of Session Training Materials
- Training session (recorded April 26, 2020)
- Handbook (PDF, 440 KB)
Sample Covenant Agreements
- Interim Pastor Covenant
- Covenant Pastor Agreement
- Covenant Postgraduate Intern Agreement
- Parish Associate Covenant
- Covenant Commissioned Ruling Elder
Sample Misconduct Policies
Congregation Forms and Documents
Incorporation of POJ Churches
Incorporation Procedures and Considerations (PDF, 2 MB)
January 2021
Review this to understand which set below to use for a particular organization structure
Set 1: Churches with Session Members as Trustees
- Articles of Incorporation (DOC, 68 KB)
- By-Laws (DOC, 81 KB)
- Consent Form (PDF, 78 KB)
SET 2: Churches with Elected Trustees Separate from the Session
- Articles of Incorporation (DOC, 69 KB)
- By-Laws (DOC, 82 KB)
- Consent Form (PDF, 78 KB)
SET 3: Churches Granted Exception with Session Members as Trustees
- Articles of Incorporation (DOC, 69 KB)
- By-Laws (DOC, 81 KB)
- Consent Form (PDF, 78 KB)
SET 4: Churches Granted Exception with Elected Trustees Separate from the Session
- Articles of Incorporation (DOC, 69 KB)
- By-Laws (DOC, 81 KB)
- Consent Form (PDF, 74 KB)