by Rev. Dr. Tim Coombs | September 27, 2017 | communionelderPCUSA | News
Churches without pastors often struggle to schedule supply preachers for worship, sometimes choosing to go with a member of their congregation if they cannot find an available pastor or commissioned ruling elder. This task, however, gets even more difficult on Sundays... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | March 22, 2017 | communionelderPCUSA | Blog
Through the years, Committee on Ministry has been responsible to help congregations who do not have a Teaching Elder available to officiate at communion. Often in these cases, Ruling Elders are trained and approved by the presbytery to officiate, so the worshipping... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | February 5, 2016 | elderparticipation | Blog
I think that Presbyterians can agree that ordaining teaching elders and establishing (and dismissing or closing) congregations are essential work of a presbytery. Presbyteries do a decent job at least once a year providing training (better framed as education) of... Read more
by Albany Presbytery Communications | February 1, 2016 | elderpresbytery | Blog
As I listened Jan. 27 at Glens Falls to the report of the survey results from Holy Cow Consulting, my mind was whirring with memories and old questions. First, I think that before we institutionalize new structures or organizational plans, we should first ask, again,... Read more
