Forms and Documents
Click on the document name to see the document as a PDF, Word, etc.
Clerks of Session
- Manual for Clerks of Session -2018 – PDF
- Other Clerk Information
- All Clerk of Sessions files are hosted in the Presbytery Records on Google Drive. If you are a clerk of session, contact the tech manager at tech@lakemichiganpresbytery.org to gain access to that.
- 2020 Congregational Minutes Review Checklist – Word or PDF
- 2019 Congregational Minutes Review Checklist – Word or PDF
- Clerks of Session Training Request Form
- Request time with the Stated Clerk of the Presbytery of Lake Michigan to be trained on how to be a clerk for your church’s session by filling out this form.
Pulpit Supply
Annual Reporting
- 2020 Terms of Call Report
- 2020 Terms of Call Report – online form that will generate a PDF form
- 2020 Terms of Call Report – PDF form
- 2019 Terms of Call Report
- 2019 Terms of Call Report – online form
- 2019 Terms of Call Report – PDF form
- Board of Pensions link about effective salary
- Statistical Report link
- Help the Presbytery have an updated list of who is on your session for communications purposes
- Update your Session Members Records Form by Adding/Removing them.
- Annual Report to the COM – Fillable PDF
- Member-at-Large report Form – Fillable PDF
- Parish Associate Report Form – Fillable PDF
- Interim/Stated Pastor Report – Fillable PDF
- Designated Pastor Report – Fillable PDF
- Validated Ministry Report – Online Form
- Commissioned Ruling Elder Report – Fillable PDF
- COM Liaison Report Form – fillable PDF
- COM Liaison Online Report – Online Form
- Declaration of Intent to Support the Mission of the PCUSA – PDF Form
- Congregational Minutes Review Check List
- Celebration of Saints
- 2019 Celebration of Saints Form– Online Form
- 2019 Celebration of Saints Form – PDF Form
- Declaration of Intent to Support PC USA – PDF Form
- 2020 Minimum Terms of Call – PDF
- Per Capita
- Presbytery Endowment Brochure
- Stewardship Resources
- PCUSA Special Offerings link
- Property Issues Brochure
- How to get a loan from PC(USA)
- Church Indebtedness Report
- Church Finances Audit Guidelines
Scholarship and Grant Information
- Presbytery of Lake Michigan
- Camping Scholarship Application
- Youth Ministries Scholarship Application
- Congregational/ Worshipping Communities Scholarship Application
- General Grants Application
- Scholarships Application
- Other Organizations
- Self Development of People – Word File
- Synod of the Covenant Grants
- 1001 Worshiping Communities
- Mission Program Grants
- Lily Endowment – Sabbaticals
Pastoral Transitions
- Transition Checklist
- Exit Interview Information
- Covenant of Closure
- New Pastor coming into the Presbytery:
- Interim Pastor Contract Sample
- CLC Calling a Pastor Manual
- PNC Helpful Hints
- MIF form, or CLC link
- Equal Opportunity in Ministry
- Background Check Release Form
- Sample Ballot for Election of a Pastor
- Pastoral Call Form
- Clergy Information Form, Nominating Committee
- Guidelines for Ordination Installation
- Administrative Commission to Ordain/Install Report Form – online form
- Recommended Clergy Motions
- Application for Employment by Presbytery
Policies and Policy Models
- Book of Order PC(USA) 2019-2021 – PDF
- Presbytery of Lake Michigan’s Dismissal Policy and Procedures
- Personnel Policy – May 2015
- Sexual Misconduct Policy
- Employee Handbook as PDF
- Employee Handbook as a Word file
- Bylaws
- Presbytery Operations Manual
- COM manual B section documents
Policy Regarding Study Leave
Honorably Retired Ministers Excused
Policy for Dissolution Without a Subsequent Call
Commissioned Ruling Elders
Ministerial Practices in Relation to a Former Parish
Family and Medical Leave - Sample Church Employee Handbook
- Sample Volunteer Application Form
- Sample Abuse Prevention Policy
- Sample Sexual Misconduct Policy
- Sample Policy on Ensuring a Safe Environment for Youth
- Sample Child Protection Policy
Presbytery Operations
- Reimbursement Voucher-PDF
- Mileage Log – Word
- Directory Update form
- Presbytery Organizational Structure and Leadership Team Structure
