This committee has many responsibilities, including serving “as pastor and counselor to the ministers of the presbytery, to facilitate the relations between congregations, ministers, and the presbytery, and to settle difficulties on behalf of presbytery” (BO G-3.0307)
Class of 2020
Elder Lynn Ingram
Elder Gary Perna, Jr.
Rev. George Taylor
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Class of 2021
Rev. Ruth Ann Christopher
Elder Martha Cox
Elder Marsha Heimann
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Class of 2022
Rev. Carol S. Brown
Rev. Edmund Freeborn (Chair)
Rev. Nicole Vogel
Elder Gail Watts
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Ex-Officio:
Rev. Michael A. Drake, Stated Clerk
Rev. Rhonda Kruse, Transitional Presbytery Leader
Resources
BOARD OF PENSIONS
- Board of Pensions Website
- Board of Pensions benefits – informational documents
- Board of Pensions forms
- Board of Pensions – Quick facts & dues schedule 2020
- 2019 Board of Pensions Benefits Plan-Menu Options & Pastor’s Participation at a Glance
- Board of Pensions – Understanding Effective Salary
- Board of Pensions – Total Effective Salary Calculator
CALL PROCESS
- Mission Study – Lake Erie Presbytery
- On Calling A Pastor Manual – Revised March 2015
- PNC finalist procedure – COM 11 21 2009
- Pastoral Call Form – 2020, For a New Call
- Interim Pastor Contract Template – approved 11/2014
- Temporary Supply Contract Template – approved 9/2014
PASTORS & SESSIONS
- 2020 Minimum Terms of Call
- Behavioral Covenant Sample
- CRE Commissioned Ruling Elder Info and FAQ’s
- CRE Commissioned Ruling Elder policy -CPM-COM-approved 9.21.2019
- CRE Application
- CRE Session Endorsement Form
- Dissolution of Pastoral Relationships Policy – adopted 5/21/2019
- Guidelines During Times of Disagreement: Seeking to be Faithful Together
- Guidelines During Times of Disagreement, Powerpoint
- Pastor’s Personnel Policy -approved 6.28.2011
- PCUSA Standards of Ethical Conduct
- Policy on Exception G-2.0504c BOO – calling temporary supply 6 25 2013
- Policy for Dismissal Policy of a Congregation – as amended 4.28.2015
- Severance Policy of Lehigh Presbytery – adopted 5/21/2019
- Sexual Misconduct Policy – adopted 1/25/2011
- Unity Pledge – adopted 11/28/2017
COMMISSIONED RULING ELDERS (CRE)
- CRE Oversight Committee
- CRE Commissioned Ruling Elder Info and FAQ’s
- CRE Commissioned Ruling Elder policy -CPM-COM-approved 9.21.2019
- CRE Application
- CRE Session Endorsement Form
PULPIT SUPPLY AND MODERATORS OF SESSION
- Honoraria for pulpit supply & moderating -2020
- Pulpit Supply List-Lehigh Presbytery – 12.4.2019
CONTRACTS / FORMS
For Non-Installed Pastoral Positions
Interim Pastor Contract Template – approved 11/2014
Pulpit Supply Contract Template
Temporary Supply Contract Template – approved 9/2014
For Validated Ministries
Validated Ministry Annual Report Form
For Installed Pastors
Terms of Call Form 2020 – Revised for installed pastors- reported annually
COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY
- PC(USA) Office of Vocation, Resources on Compensation
- PCUSA Committee on Ministry Handbook
- Possible Questions for Candidates and Those Seeking Membership
SEXUAL MISCONDUCT AND CHILD PROTECTION
PC(USA) Resources
- Book of Order 2019-2021
- Book of Order 2019-2021 – Korean
- Book of Order 2019-2021 – Spanish
- Book of Confessions 2016
- Book of Confessions – Korean
- Book of Confessions – Spanish
- On Calling A Pastor Manual – Revised March 2015
- PCUSA Committee on Ministry Handbook
- PC(USA) Office of Vocation, Resources on Compensation
- Standards of Ethical Conduct
Boundary Training
The Presbytery shall provide access to annual educational programs to inform and to promote the prevention of sexual misconduct. All Covered Persons shall be required to attend such programs every five years, and at a minimum must review this policy annually and attest in writing that the policy has been reviewed. Attendance and compliance records will be kept by the Stated Clerk. (Sexual Misconduct Policy of Lehigh Presbytery, adopted 25 January 2011).
2020 Boundary Training Dates
The Lehigh Presbytery is offering boundary training for 2020 at the following locations.
- Thursday, March 12, 2020 – 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the East Stroudsburg Presbyterian Church, 55 Smith Street, East Stroudsburg, PA 18301 – REGISTRATION DEADLINE February 27, 2020.
- Thursday, May 21, 2020 – 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church, 2344 Center Street, Bethlehem, PA 18017 – REGISTRATION DEADLINE May 7, 2020
- Wednesday, October 14, 2020 – 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at Schwarzwald Lutheran Church, 250 Church Lane Road, Reading, PA 19606 – REGISTRATION DEADLINE September 30, 2020
The details:
- All workshops will be from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
- The cost is $30.00 per person for PC(USA) members; $40.00 for non-PC(USA) participants Includes lunch.
To register please send your check along with your NAME, ADDRESS, PHONE & EMAIL to the Lehigh Presbytery office at 710 N. Cedar Crest Blvd., Allentown, PA 18104 or email .
Registration is open for all 3 events.
If you have not taken part in a workshop in the last five years you need to do so in 2020.
A REMINDER: According to the sexual misconduct policy passed by Lehigh Presbytery in 2011, ALL Teaching Elders and Commissioned Ruling Elders are required to complete a healthy boundary training
- that is at least six hours in duration and
- conducted in person (not electronic),
- and this must happen every five years.
2020 IRS Mileage Rate
Please note that the IRS mileage rate for 2020 is 57.5 cents a mile.
Barnabas Initiative
Conflict happens, even in the church. A team of people has received Conflict Management Training. The outcome of this was the formation of the Lehigh Presbytery Barnabas Initiative. They have learned a variety of tools that can help congregations and pastors manage conflict in more constructive ways.
If you feel this is something you or your congregation needs, contact the Committee on Ministry Chair. Learn More…