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- To assist each church to discern and articulate its unique identity and
needs.
- To foster mutually beneficial connections among congregations.
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- To provide opportunities for worship, fellowship, celebration, training
and open discussion.
- To equip individuals and groups to deal constructively with disagreement
and diversity.
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- To continue to equip congregations as they seek pastoral leadership.
- To identify, train and utilize potential Commissioned Lay Pastors.
- To assist sessions in identifying their church’s stage-in-life and
commensurate needs.
- To foster conversations among churches regarding shared pastoral
leadership.
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- To develop, communicate and interpret the Presbytery’s mission, programs
and priorities.
- To challenge the churches to increase financial support for the
PC(U.S.A.) “Shared Mission Giving.
- To challenge individuals to share their gifts of time and talent in the
leadership of the Presbytery.
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- To provide opportunities for nurture, sharing,study and fellowship.
- To ensure the inclusion of retired ministers in the work and fellowship
of the Presbytery.
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- To proclaim boldly the lordship of Jesus Christ.
- To engage in study, reflection, and discernment of what it means to be
the Church in a predominantly non-Christian world.
- To identify creative ways to be the Church in a Presbytery of
diminishing resources.
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- 17. To ensure that all Presbytery
meetings are balanced among business, worship, fellowship and study.
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- To partner in the ministry, mission and work of sister presbyteries and
other governing bodies of the PC(U.S.A.).
- To facilitate the training, encouragement and support of church
officers.
- To facilitate the training and logistical support of teachers and
worship leaders.
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- To encourage the development of strong programs of ministry and outreach
to youth and young adults.
- To identify potential inquirers and candidates for ordination to the
Ministry of Word and Sacrament.
- To engage in ecumenical conversations and partnerships.
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