Resource and Education Committee
Sponsors training events for church and Presbytery leaders. Supervises operation of the Presbytery’s Resource Center, Presbytery youth ministry, camping program of Camp Whitman. Meets 3rd Thursday 5pm @ Gates.
PC (U.S.A.) Christian Educator Certification Course
Biblical Interpretation
- Rev. Gay Byron, Ph.D., of CRCDS
- March 15–19, 2010, 9am–4pm
- First Presbyterian Church of Pittsford
- Registration: $175
This 30-hour course fulfills the certification requirement for CCE or CACE.
Presented by Regional Christian Educator Certification Partnership, and Synod of the Northeast’s Western New York Presbytery Partnership Group
Course Description and Registration Form here.
Mission
Membership: 9
The Resource and Education Committee provides program and resource support for congregations and committees of the Presbytery in order to empower and enliven their ministries.
The Committee will ensure Presbytery’s support for its congregations by developing leaders who will serve the congregations and beyond. The Committee will be responsible for:
- Sponsoring programs and training events for church and Presbytery leaders
- Facilitating the annual review of session minutes
- Developing a Presbytery youth ministry in support of local congregations’ youth ministries.
- Reviewing annually the use of the Committee’s funds from the Presbytery annual budget for leadership development
- The Committee will supervise the operation of the Presbytery’s Resource Center in order to support and encourage the mission and ministry of the congregations and committees in the Presbytery. The Committee will be responsible for:
- Collecting, filing, and displaying a wide variety of materials, including a music library.
- Encouraging borrowing by its visitors and offering them the services of personal assistance, research, guidance, and training events.
- Reviewing annually the use of the Committee’s funds from the Presbytery annual budget for the Resource Center.
Documents
The Resource and Education committee owns and maintains the following documents.
Clerks of Session
- 2009 Session Book Reading Schedule
- Checklist for Session Minute Review
- Guidelines for Clerks—Content of Session Minutes
- Instructions for Session Minutes Review