THE PLAN - New Positions

 

TEACHING PRESBYTER

PURPOSE: To advance the goals and mission directions of the Presbytery. ACCOUNTABILITY: To the Presbytery through its Presbytery Council

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  Serve as HEAD OF STAFF.

  Serve as COMMUNICATOR:

    • to and from the churches and the Presbytery, as well as being a point of contact for the Synod and the General Assembly;
    • maintain regular contact with congregations and clergy through worship attendance and preaching, and through effective utilization of print, electronic, and visual media.

  Serve as PASTOR and MENTOR:

    • to clergy and their families, including retired clergy and their widowed spouses;
    • to the congregations of the Presbytery, especially in times of vacancy;
    • to the staff of the Presbytery.

  Serve as TEACHER and NETWORKER:

    • connecting congregations, clergy, and lay leaders with resources and opportunities available to them;
    • regularly providing one-on-one or group learning experiences, appropriately focused to address the transformation/redevelopment needs of particular congregations or groups of congregations;
    • participating regularly in adult education programs of congregations.

  Serve as VISIONARY LEADER:

    • with Presbytery Council, the Presbytery as a whole, and the Committee on Ministry of the Presbytery;
    • continually holding before the Presbytery its stated mission priorities, while also encouraging a posture of listening for the leading of the Holy Spirit;
    • maintaining an awareness of trends and changes affecting the life of the Presbytery, its congregations, clergy, and lay leaders.

  Serve as CONNECTIONAL PARTNER and ECUMENICAL LIAISON.

It is anticipated that the person filling this position will be out of the office, working in the churches and with clergy and !ay leaders of the Presbytery, at least fifty percent of the time.

  • PERSONAL QUALITIES: Sensitivity to others, a deep spiritual center, the ability to clearly express him or herself with the oral and written word; creativity; and passion for the church of Jesus Christ.

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  • SKILLS: Good listening and interpersonal skills; a talent for dreaming, planning, and evaluation; demonstrated organizational skills for handling complex tasks; working knowledge of resources and persons, and especially congregational redevelopment, leadership, and family systems theories.
     

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    QUALIFICATIONS:
    1. Minister of Word and Sacrament or an Elder.
    2. Member of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) within the bounds of Lehigh Presbytery.
    3. Working knowledge of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and its polity.
    4. Exceptional ability to work with diverse people.
    5. Up-to-date, sophisticated technological skills
    6. Effective communication skills.
    7. Ability to delegate responsibilities to appropriate persons.
    8. Ability to relate, with a positive attitude, to a variety of persons.
    9. Ability to maintain confidential material and information.

     

    COMPENSATION

    1.  JOB REVIEW: Annual review of performance and salary.

    2.  MATERNITY/PATERNITY LEAVE: Consistent with Presbytery Policy dated April 1999.

    3.  MEDICAL, PENSION, DISABILITY and SICK LEAVE:
              Coverage under the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Benefits Plan.

    4.  VACATION: Four weeks.

    5.  STUDY LEAVE:
              Two weeks per year, may be accumulated to six weeks with
              agreement of Presbytery Council.

    Lehigh Presbytery is a full participant in AA/EEO of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

     

    STATED CLERK/ ASSOCIATE FOR ADMINISTRATION

  • PURPOSE: To fulfill the Book of Order mandate for Stated Clerk and to advance the goals and mission of the Presbytery through effective administration.
     

  • ACCOUNTABILITY: To the Presbytery (Stated Clerk) and to Presbytery Council (Associate for Administration).

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    STATED CLERK

    The Stated Clerk is the Ecclesiastical Officer of the Presbytery. The Stated Clerk will record the transactions of the Presbytery, keep its rolls of membership and attendance, preserve its records carefully, and furnish extracts from them when required by another governing body of the church. Such extracts, verified by the Clerk, shall be evidence in any governing body of the church. (G-9.0203a)

      RESPONSIBILITIES:

      Serve as REPORTER AND RECORDER

      • Maintain the minutes and records of Presbytery and Presbytery Council.
      • Prepare the Presbytery Docket with Presbytery Council's authorization.
      • Prepare Presbytery Council Docket.
      • Serve as Parliamentarian for Presbytery and Presbytery Council.
      • Determine annually the imbalance between Elder Commissioners and Ministers of Word and Sacrament, and propose a method of equalization.
      • Prepare Annual General Assembly Statistical Report.
      • Maintain the Roll of Presbytery, the Roll of Ministers of Word and Sacrament, and corresponding files in the office.

      Serve as COMMUNICATOR

      • Communicate actions of Presbytery and Presbytery Council to appropriate persons or entities.
      • Process calls, contracts, dissolutions, and transfers of Ministers of Word and Sacrament.
      • Correspond with other governing bodies as necessary.
      • Arrange for Presbytery meeting locations.
      • Publish actions of the Presbytery, its Boards, Committees and Commissions as required by the Form of Government and the Book of Discipline.

      Serve as RESOURCE AND SUPPORT PERSON

      • Provide support to the Presbytery, Presbytery Council and the Teaching Presbyter
      • Guide the work of the Permanent Judicial Commission
      • Provide support to Clerks of Session, Moderators, Ministers of Word and Sacrament and Committee Chairs.

      Work with the Synod Committee on Presbytery Records.

     

    ASSOCIATE FOR ADMINISTRATION

      RESPONSIBILITIES:

      Serve as OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR

    • Supervise the day to day work of the Presbytery office staff.
    • Oversee the office work load.

      Serve as RESOURCE TO COMMITTEES, TASK GROUPS, AND CARE TEAMS

    • Provide administrative and technical support.
    • Assist the Committee on Ministry, the Committee on Preparation for the Ministry and the Board of Trustees.
    • Oversee the task groups appointed by Presbytery Council.

      Serve as FISCAL OVERSEER

    • Provide administrative support for formation of the Presbytery Budget.
    • Provide oversight of all expenditures.

      Serve as SUPERVISOR

    • Supervise the Director of Camping Ministry.
    • Supervise Mission Center staff.

      Serve as SUPPORT FOR PROGRAM

    • Support the Teaching Presbyter in the work of the Presbytery.
    • Work as a colleague with the Teaching Presbyter.

     

    QUALIFICATIONS:

    1. Minister of Word and Sacrament or an Elder.
    2. Member of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) within the bounds of Lehigh Presbytery.
    3. Working knowledge of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and its polity.
    4. Working knowledge of Roberts Rules of Order, Newly Revised.
    5. Ability to delegate responsibilities to appropriate persons.
    6. Capable of managing one's own time and docket time at the Presbytery and Presbytery Council.
    7. Computer skills to perform necessary responsibilities, foster communications and technological capability of the Presbytery office.
    8. Effective communication skills.
    9. Ability to relate, with a positive attitude, to a variety of persons.
    10. Ability to maintain confidential material and information.
    11. Experienced or trained in managing budgets.
    12. Experienced or trained in administering programs

     

    COMPENSATION:

    1. JOB REVIEW: Annual review of performance and salary.
    2. MATERNITY/PATERNITY LEAVE: Consistent with Presbytery Policy dated April 1999
    3. MEDICAL, PENSION, DISABILITY and SICK LEAVE: Coverage under the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Benefits Plan
    4. VACATION: Four weeks.
    5. STUDY LEAVE: Two weeks per year, may be accumulated to six weeks with agreement of Presbytery Council.

    Lehigh Presbytery is a full participant in AA/EEO of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).