The Committee on Ministry (COM) supports National Capital Presbytery’s (NCP) responsibilities for the care, oversight, and accountability for teaching elders and educators.
These include examining, receiving, and dismissing minister members; offering encouragement and support to teaching elders and educators; seeking healthy relationships between teaching elders and congregations; working with congregations experiencing conflict; and helping congregations secure appropriate pastoral leadership and educators in times of transition.
The work is carried out by four teams of teaching and ruling elders – Congregational Transitions, Examinations, Ministry Relations, and Teaching Elder Care & Nurture – and with the oversight of the COM Coordinating Commission.
Resources:
Congregational Transitions Commission (CTC)
Clergy
Commissioned Ruling Elder (CRE)
Educators
For Congregations
Stated Supply
Procedure documents for Stated Supply:
When Pastoral Relationships End
Procedure documents:
For Pastor Nominating Committees (PNCs)
Procedure documents:
Teaching Elder Care & Nurture (TEC&N)
Ministry Relations Team (MRT)
How to Apply for Ministry Crisis Funds:
The Ministry Crisis Fund exists to help members of the Presbytery with acute, urgent needs. Funds are typically limited to $10,000 and extended in the form of loans, repayable over time, to enable as many recipients to benefit as possible, but may be forgiven upon request if there is no means to repay over the long term. To apply, please answer the following questions and send your request to the General Presbyter.
- Describe the nature of the crisis.
- What other sources of support do you have? How are you marshalling that help?
- How specifically can we help? How will that help move you forward?
- What will be the impact for you of not receiving the help?
The Ministry Relations Team of the Committee on Ministry will review your request at its meeting on the second Thursday of each month.