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 – 2020 Celebration of Saints Form– Online Form
- 2019 – 2020 Celebration of Saints Form – PDF Form
- Declaration of Intent to Support PC USA – PDF Form
- 2020 Minimum Terms of Call
- Fillable PDF Form
- Online Form
- This will generate a PDF and send a copy to you and the office manager
- 2021 Minimum Terms of Call Policy
- Per Capita
- Presbytery of Lake Michigan – Current Per Capita Rates
- How is Per Capita used? – Video by PC(USA) Office of the General Assembly
- Information about Per Capita Video Explanations – PDF
- ARTICLE from PC(USA) Stated Clerk – PDF
- What per capita pays for, why it matters
- Mission Giving and Per Capita Remittance Form – PDF
- Presbytery Endowment Brochure – PDF
- Stewardship Resources by Stewardship Kaleidoscope
- Usually has an annual conference about Stewardship
- PCUSA Special Offerings link
- Property Issues Brochure – PDF
- How to get a loan from PC(USA) – from the PC (USA) Investment and Loan Program Inc
- Church Indebtedness Report – Online Form
- All churches within the Presbytery of Lake Michigan must fill out the form even if your church has no indebtedness
- Church Finances Audit Guidelines – PDF
Scholarship and Grant Information
- Presbytery of Lake Michigan
- Camping Scholarship Application – PDF
- Youth Ministries Scholarship Application – PDF
- Congregational/ Worshipping Communities Scholarship Application – PDF
- General Grants Application – Online Form
- Scholarships Application – Online Form
- Other Organizations
- Self Development of People – Word File
- Synod of the Covenant Grants – Website
- 1001 Worshiping Communities – Website
- Mission Program Grants – Website
- Lily Endowment (for Sabbaticals) – Website
Pastoral Transitions
- Transition Checklist
- Exit Interview Information
- Covenant of Closure
- New Pastor coming into the Presbytery:
- Background Check Release Form – PDF
- Nominating Committee Form – Fillable PDF
- Clergy Information Form – PDF
- Sexual Misconduct Policy – PDF
- Pages to sign that the person has received the policy
- Interim Pastor Contract Sample – Word Document
- CLC Calling a Pastor Manual – PDF
- Pastor Nominating Committee Helpful Hints – PDF
- PC(USA) Job Seeker or Job Posting site for PC(USA) Teaching Elders (Pastors)
- Ministry Information Form (MIF) – PDF
- Or go to Church Leadership Connection (CLC) – Website
- Equal Opportunity in Ministry – PDF
- Background Check Release Form – PDF
- Sample Ballot for Election of a Pastor – Word Document
- Pastoral Call Form – PDF
- Clergy Information Form, Nominating Committee – Word Document
- Guidelines for Ordination Installation – PDF
- Administrative Commission to Ordain/Install Report Form – Online Form
- Recommended Clergy Motions for Sessions Related to Clergy Benefits – PDF
- Application for Employment by Presbytery – Online Form
Policies and Policy Models
- Book of Order PC(USA) 2019-2021 – PDF
- Conflict of Interest Policy & Disclosure Form – PDF
- Presbytery of Lake Michigan’s Dismissal Policy and Procedures – PDF
- Personnel Policy – May 2015 – PDF
- Sexual Misconduct Policy – PDF
- Employee Handbook
- Employee Handbook – PDF
- Employee Handbook – Word Document
- Bylaws of Presbytery of Lake Michigan – PDF
- Presbytery Operations Manual, Last updated in 2016 – PDF
- COM manual B section documents
- Sample Policies
- Sample Church Employee Handbook – PDF
- Sample Volunteer Application Form – PDF
- Sample Abuse Prevention Policy – PDF
- Sample Sexual Misconduct Policy – PDF
- Sample Policy on Ensuring a Safe Environment for Youth – Word Document
- Sample Child Protection Policy – Word Document
Presbytery Operations
- Reimbursement/Payment Voucher – PDF
- Mileage Log – Word Document
- Directory/Contact Update Form – Online Form
- Presbytery Organizational Structure and Leadership Team Structure
