Presbytery Forms and Documents
Administrative Operations
- Manual of Administrative Operations - 2024 (PDF)
- Policy for Sale Proceeds When a Church Closes - 2023 (PDF)
Expense Reports
Financial Reports (Audit)
- 2023 Financial Report (PDF, 276 KB)
- 2022 Financial Report (PDF, 263 KB)
- 2021 Financial Report (PDF, 397 KB)
- 2020 Financial Report (PDF, 508 KB)
- 2019 Financial Report (PDF, 451 KB)
- 2018 Financial Report
Miscellaneous
Commission on Ministry (COM)
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- COM Manual of Operations
- COM Liaisons
- COM Guidelines for Calling a New Pastor
- Pastoral Call Form - PNC
- Pastoral Call Form - Congregation
- A - Co-Op Member Services
- C - Guidelines for Shared Pastoral Leadership
- D - Relation of Former Pastors to Congregations (2024)
- Sample Covenant of Closure Letter
- E - Intern Policy
- F - Transferring PC(USA) Teaching Elders into POJ
- G - Transferring Teaching Elders from Other
- H - Ordination Examination Next Steps
- I - Ordination and Installation Commission Guidelines
- J - Expectations for Faithfulness
- K - Pastoral Care Discretionary Fund Policy
- L - 2024 Minimum Compensation Criteria
- L - 2025 Minimum Compensation Criteria
- M - Minister Membership Policy
- M-1 Member at Large Policy
- N - Call to Ministry Beyond the Congregation
- O - Task Sheet
- P - Use of Study Leave
- Q - Sabbatical Leave Guidelines
- S - Evangelist
- T - Parish Associate Policy
- U - Full Communion Policy
- W - Listening Teams for Conflicted Churches
- X - Ordination to Temporary Pastoral Relationships
- Y - Commissioned Ruling Elder Handbook - 2024
- Z- Guidance to Congregations on Severance
Boundaries, Misconduct, and Harassment
Miscellaneous Forms and Documents
Mission Study Guidelines
- Mission Study Guidelines with Appendices (PDF, 1 MB)
- Mission Study Guidelines without Appendices (PDF, 409 KB)
- Ministries Analysis (Appendix A)
- Research Resources (Appendix B)
- Scripture Passages (Appendix C)
- Congregational Participation (Appendix D)
- Small Group Guide (Appendix E)
- The Interim Season of Ministry (Appendix F)
- Charts and Graphs (Appendix G)
COM DEADLINE
Commission on Ministry (COM) committees meet on the first Thursday of each month. Submit forms to com@presbyteryofthejames.org by the last Thursday of the current month for review the next month.