Provides up to $35,000 annually to up to two Presbyterian women per year serving as practicing physicians in the mission field. In addition to mission work under the direction of—or in participation with the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)—eligible positions might also include service with a medical humanitarian organization or in a Health Professional Shortage Area, as defined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Teaching of the Bible Grant program provides support for teaching the Bible at Presbyterian-related colleges, universities, and secondary schools. Previous awardees have used the grant to develop new curriculum and experiment with the approaches to teaching. Programs led by chaplains have offered an emphasis on developing spiritual gifts through small group study, community building, outreach, and spiritual formation.
A suggested service for installation of a teaching elder or pastor in the PC(USA). You can also find an installation and ordination sample service, ordination only, suggested hymns, suggested scriptures and general guidelines on this web site.
A suggested service for both installation and ordination of a teaching elder or pastor in the PC(USA). You can also find installation only, ordination only, suggested hymns, suggested scriptures and general guidelines on this web site.
Occasions of ordination and installation have to do more with the ministry of the whole church than with any individual. Those ordained and installed to office fulfill a particular role in the larger ministry of the church. Download the resource to read more. You can also find suggested services for installation and ordination, installation only, ordination only, suggested hymns, and suggested scriptures on this web site.
Suggested scripture readings for ordination and installation of a teaching elder. Both Old and New Testament. Other resources for ordination and installation include suggested services for installation and ordination, installation only, suggested hymns, suggested scriptures and general guidelines on this web site.
Suggested hymns for an ordination service. Other resources for ordination and installation include suggested services for installation and ordination, installation only, ordination only, suggested scriptures and general guidelines on this web site.
A sample service for ordination of a teaching elder or pastor in the PC(USA), from charge to the final hymn. Other resources for ordination and installation include suggested services for installation and ordination, installation only, suggested hymns, suggested scriptures and general guidelines on this web site.
From the Presbyterian (U.S.A.) Office of Public Witness, Spring 2015
At the beginning of 2012, the Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, II, PC(USA) Director for Public Witness identified two significant challenges for the PC(USA) Office of Public Witness. The first aimed to show what this ministry does. That is, the OPW seeks to serve the whole church, not just a self-selected affinity group. The second was how to balance the richness of our past with the promise of our future. Nelson wrote, “It is clear to me that outreach to, and service with, young adults is essential to meeting both challenges.” This report was produced in 2015.