Pastor Staff Parish Relations Committee Resources

Goal: To provide district superintendents with tools and resources for training in order to achieve consistency across the conference.

Section 1: Overview for the Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee
  Characteristics of Effective and Ineffective P/SPRCs (pdf)
  Covenant of Leadership   
  Duties of the S/PPRC from the Book of Discipline (Word)
  Expectations of Pastoral Leadership (pdf)
  Guide for Deacons (pdf)
  SPRC Committee Training Workbook (pdf)
  SPRC Training, Power Point Presentation

Section 2: Personnel Issues
  Chart on Pastor/Staff Salaries (Word)
  Continuing Education, Study Leave, and Sabbaticals (Word)
  Employment Agreement: Deacon (Word)
  Employment Agreement: Lay Staff (Word)
  Duties of the Pastor from the Discipline (Word)
  General Church Personnel Guidelines (GCFA Web site)
  Guidelines for Continuing Education (Word)
  Job Description Samples
  Sample Personnel Policies (Word)
  Salary Policy (Word)
  Self-care Covenant (Word)
  Virginia Conference Sexual Ethics Policy (Word)
  Sample Local Church Sexual Ethics Policy (Word)
  Sexual Ethics Resources and Information (Word)
  Vacation Policy (Word)
  What Does the Discipline Say About Nonappointed Church Staff? (Word)

Section 3: Parsonage Issues
  Clergy Housing Guidelines (Word)
  Guidelines for Moving Expenses (Word)
  Minimum Standards for the Parsonage (Word)
  Policy at the Time of Change of Pastors (Word)

Section 4: Appointment Issues
  Appointment Review for Pastors (Word)
  Associate Pastor Process (Word)
  Deacon Appointment Request Form (Word)
  Church Profile Instructions for Appointment Process (Word)
  Church Profile Information (Word)
  Community Profile Information (Word)
  Pastoral Transition Guidelines (pdf)
  Pastor's Appointment Preference Form (Word)
  Staff Parish Appointment Preference Form (Word)

Section 5: Annual Evaluation
  Annual Evaluation for Clergy and Staff, Virginia Conference (Word)   
  Characteristics of Effective Clergy (Word) 

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