La 204ª Asamblea General (1992) adoptó las normas para su propia vida y presentó este recurso a las congregaciones y otros grupos de la Iglesia Presbiteriana para ayudarles a manejar los conflictos y desacuerdos cuando ocurren. Las normas ofrecen sugerencias claras y simples para lidiar con las diferencias, transformándolas en oportunidades de crecimiento, gracia y comprensión. Aunque el uso de estas normas no puede evitar que se produzcan conflictos, generarán un clima abierto, útil y constructivo, donde las diferencias se pueden conversar con amor y escuchar con comprensión.
The 204th General Assembly (1992) adopted these Guidelines for its own life and provided them as a tool to congregations and other bodies of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) to use in times of conflict and disagreement. The Guidelines offer clear, simple suggestions for dealing with differences, transforming them into opportunities for growth, grace and understanding. Though the use of these Guidelines cannot prevent conflict from happening, they will engender an open, helpful, constructive climate where differences can be spoken in love and heard with understanding.
Interfaith celebrations should be planned by representatives from each participating faith. For that reason, this resource offers guidelines for liturgical planning with suggested liturgical resources Presbyterians may use to represent the Reformed Christian tradition.
The following comments are intended as helpful advice from the Presbyteries’ Cooperative Committee to candidates preparing to take the Open Book Biblical Exegesis Exam. These are not the specific instructions for the examination; those are found on the examination itself.
Guidelines used by the session to determine whether a candidate has the potential to fulfill the occupational pursuit of the ministry.
The commitment of the Presbyterian Church to social justice and peace has been long established.
Christian worship is not divorced from concern for peacemaking and social justice.
Guidelines for Mentors of Commissioned Lay Pastors, adapted from the Presbytery of West Virginia.
This resource includes a number of ground rules and suggestions for productive discussion of Israeli-Palestinian issues, created by Jewish and Christian colleagues.