Resources & Trainings for Clerks of Session

• 2022 Handbook for Clerks of Session

• Updating Your Bylaws

• Boundary Training for Sessions

2024 Clerks of Session Day

• Recording from 2024

• Slides from 2024

2023 Clerks of Session Day

• Recording from 2023

• Slides (P1) from 2023

• Slides (P2) from 2023

2022 Clerks of Session Day

• Recording from 2022

• Slides from 2022

• Church Officials List

• Terms of Call Worksheet

• 2025 Session Record Review Form

• 2025 Property Information Form

• Child Safety Policy

• Sexual Misconduct Policy

• Anti-Racism Policy

• Social Media Policy

  • Social Media Disclaimer Checklist

• Guidelines for Employment Session Personnel Committee

• Sample Personnel Policy

• Sample Personnel Committee Guidelines

• Ministerial Ethics

• Personnel Practices (Workshop)

• Ruling Elders and New Members

• New Members Videos/Resources from Theocademy

• New Members: Call to Discipleship (Workbook)

• Sample New Member Packets:

  • First Presbyterian Church of Mahopac

A Series from the 2018 Clerk of Session Day:

• Session 1: Requirements for Clerk of Session

• Session 2: Annual Responsibilities

• Session 3: Session Meetings and Minutes

• Session 4: Congregational Meetings

• Session 5: Property Issues

• Session 6: Executive Session

• Session 7: Manual of Operations

• 2018 Handbook for Clerks of Session

From the 2021 Clerk of Session Day

• Rolls and Registers