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Tuesday, September 9, 2014 4:00 PM

Clifton Presbyterian Church 183 Jackson

Clifton, OH 45316

Advance reservations are not required for dinner during the meeting. Tickets will be available at the registration desk for a cost of $6, and a hunger offering can be given to be used, half for presbyterian hunger assistance and half for the hunger program as decided by the hosting

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DIRECTIONS TO CLIFTON UNITED PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,

183 JACKSON, CLIFTON, OH 937-767-5481

From the South - North on Route 68 from Xenia village of Yellow Springs. At the traffic light at intersection of Rts 68 & 343, turn right and proceed for four miles. At the village of Clifton turn left on Jackson Street. From Route 72 (Jamestown area) - Follow Rt 72 North through Cedarville. At intersection of Rts. 72 and 343, turn left and proceed to the intersection of Jackson Street and 343 where you will turn right on Jackson. From the North, East and West on 1-70 - Take Rt 68 South to the intersection of 68 and 343 (approx 6 miles), turn left and proceed for four miles. At the village of Clifton turn left on Jackson Street. From the West /South (Dayton area) - Take 1-675 North to the Dayton/Yellow Springs Road/John Bryan Park, turn right at the Dayton/Yellow Springs exit and proceed for six miles to the village of Yellow Springs. Follow signs to Rt. 68, turn left and then the next right (Rt. 343). Proceed for four miles and at the village of Clifton turn left on Jackson Street. Additional directions and detailed maps are available through Map Quest at www.mapquest.com or Yahoo maps at http://maps.yahoo.com.

Approved September 11, 2012, Amended September 10, 2013

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Presbytery of the Miami Valley Presbytery Covenant

We believe that God calls all people into covenant. In this way, God called the people of Israel to be God’s people saying:

Hear, O Israel: The LORD is our God, the LORD alone. You shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.1

We are called as disciples into a new covenant given by God’s free grace in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the second person of the Trinity. Our bond together as people of faith was given to us from Christ himself as he told his disciples:

Abide in me as I abide in you. Just as the branch cannot bear fruit by itself unless it abides in the vine, neither can you unless you abide in me. I am the vine, you are the branches.2

Thus, the church as the community of disciples is bound together in covenant and united as the body of Christ. While the call to ministry from the Holy Spirit may be understood in a diversity of form and expression, the church commits itself to connectional relationship as the Apostle Paul reminds us:

For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we are all baptized into one body.3

In covenant, the presbytery is the community of congregations gathered for particular ministry and shared calling. Ministry occurs among the disciples of the visible church within the covenant instituted by God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Thus, the church is dependent upon God, as well as upon other congregations of disciples, in witnessing to the in-breaking of God’s Kingdom into our world. It is by this act of covenant that the presbytery itself comes into life.

The presbytery prepares, equips, and nurtures congregations in their ministries for God’s mission for the transformation of creation and humanity by calling all people to Christ.

The Presbytery of the Miami Valley calls the ruling elders and sessions of its congregations along with all teaching elders to a continually renewing sense of covenant as the embodiment of Christ’s church.

Approved September 11, 2012, Amended September 10, 2013

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This covenant is a reaffirmation of our ordination vows promising to share in government and discipline, serving in the councils of the church.4 By this covenant, we commit together to that which might bring fulfillment to the presbytery’s purpose and shared ministry.

We commit to prayer, encouragement, and support for our work of the presbytery We commit ourselves to regular and active attendance at meetings of the presbytery We commit our participation in the work of the presbytery councils, committees and commissions We commit financial resources to our shared purpose as the presbytery We commit, as ruling and teaching elders, to the nurture and care of our colleagues in ministry in this presbytery

In this covenant we confirm the promises we have made, and we live in the hope that by God’s grace we will continue to make and uphold these promises to each other united as the church, the visible body of Christ in the world. 1 Deuteronomy 6:4-5 NRSV 2 John 15:4-5 NRSV 3 1 Corinthians 12:12-13a NRSV 4 Book of Order W-4.4003i(1)(3)

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Rev. Bill Golderer Bill is the founding pastor and convener of the Broad Street Ministry in Philadelphia. BSM is an innovative ministry that emphasizes hospitable outreach, civic involvement, and creative expression. Prior to that, Bill served as the founding Director of the Center for Church Life at Auburn Theological Seminary in New York City where he was also a lecturer in Reformed

theology at Union Theological Seminary whose campus Auburn shares. Auburn and Union have long been pioneers on the landscape of bringing a progressive theology to bear upon and be relevant to the culture. His work at Auburn also included creating opportunities for multi-faith understanding in our post-9/11 world, and addressing the coming crisis of leadership that will confront the church in the coming decades. Prior to that, Bill served as Associate Pastor for Youth, Young Adult and Public Church Ministry at the Fourth Presbyterian Church of Chicago. His time there was spent mainly integrating the Gospel with the demands of everyday life through fellowship, advocacy/outreach programs, public forums, and discernment exercises. While serving in Chicago, Bill helped to found a national network of Presbyterian clergy under the age of 40–called the 7 percent. The group takes its name from the statistic that only 7 percent of clergy currently serving the Presbyterian Church U.S.A are under the age of 40. To learn more about the ministry of Fourth Church, visit www.fourthchurch.org. Prior to that, Bill was the Founding Director for Religious Outreach for The Interfaith Alliance in Washington D.C. This membership organization that has grown to over 150,000 members works to promote interfaith cooperation around shared American values of civic participation, freedom of religion, diversity, and civility in public discourse and to encourage the active involvement of people of faith in the nation’s political life. In 2009, Bill extended his pastoral ministry in Philadelphia when he became the Pastor of Arch Street Presbyterian Church. Since 1851, Arch Street Presbyterian has been a worshiping congregation in the heart of Center City Philadelphia. Since Bill has arrived and assembled a dynamic team of lay and professional leadership, ASPC has undergone a rapid and dramatic revitalization. The congregation aims to be a dynamic Sunday morning worshiping community, a church that welcomes children and families of every configuration, a church that meets the needs of the people who work in the buildings around it (and those who wish they were employed there) as well as a center for arts and culture. His energies away from ministry are devoted to having fun with his wife, Julie, reading, cooking, manically listening to sports radio, and marveling at the wonder that are his sons, Sebastian and Deacon.

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DOCKET OF THE PRESBYTERY OF THE MIAMI VALLEY Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Clifton Presbyterian Church, Clifton, Ohio

GATHERING OF GOD’S PEOPLE 3:00 pm – Registration 3:40 New to Presbytery Meetings? – Meet with the Moderator (location will be posted) 4:00 CALL TO WORSHIP AND CONVENING PRAYER – Ruling Elder Larry Hollar, Moderator

HYMN "Here in This Place" (new Glory to God hymnal #401)

HOSPITALITY REPORT

Greetings from host church Hunger Offering Announcement Introductions of guests and new elders Welcome to new pastors & invitation to installation

REPORT OF THE STATED CLERK ‐ Teaching Elder Doris Arnett Whitaker

o Statement of Quorum & Formation of the Roll o Adoption of the Docket o Seat Corresponding Members o Correspondence Report and Reports from Administrative Commissions

o AC for Trenton: Mt. Olivet (for action) o 2013 Session Record Review o Report from Synod Commissioner – Ruling Elder Marvella Lambright

REPORT OF THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL – Teaching Elder Jeff Foster

o Consent Agenda (for action) o Amendment to By‐Laws – first reading o Proposed schedule for amendments from 221st General Assembly o FY 2015 Budget Consultations o Network Support and Grants – Educator’s Support and Covenant Gathering

PRAYER OF CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE OF PARDON COMMITTEE ON PREPARATION FOR MINISTRY – Teaching Elder Wayne Morrison

o Authorization of alternative ordination exam (for action) o Report for information

COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS – Teaching Elder Denise Weaver

o Election presbytery committees (for action)

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HEARING GOD’S WORD PROCLAIMED

5:20 ORDER OF THE DAY ‐ SCRIPTURE LESSON Luke 14:15-24 SERMON “The One Spiritual Discipline That Can Change Everything”

The Rev. Bill Golderer 6:00 Recess for Dinner

RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD

7:15 COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY – Teaching Elder Arby Conn

o Amendment to COM Policy and Practice (for action) o Board of Pensions presentation – Teaching Elder Jim Graham o 2015 Compensation Guidelines (for action) o Small Church Transformation report o Farewell to the Rev. Julia Wharff Piermont o Report for information

CONSENT AGENDA, CON’T

o Business pulled from Consent Agenda for individual consideration o Opportunity for questions regarding written reports

SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER Rev. Andy Greenhow, officiant

GOING FORTH INTO GOD’S WORLD

CLOSING HYMN "The Church of Christ Cannot Be Bound" (new Glory to God hymnal #766)

9:00 ADJOURNMENT with closing prayer

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ConsentAgenda **PLEASE NOTE All the business listed in a Consent Agenda comes from the Leadership Council, a committee or an officer of the presbytery and is considered to be routine, noncontroversial business for the presbytery to approve. The Consent Agenda will be moved as one motion and voted on by the presbytery. There is no discussion or debate and no opportunity for amendments. However, any teaching elder or ruling elder commissioner may request that any item of business be removed from the Consent Agenda for individual consideration. Also in the instance of elections and there are nominations from the floor, the action is removed from the Consent Agenda. All business removed from the Consent Agenda is docketed at the end of the business meeting. The chairperson’s contact information is included with each of the consent agenda items. Teaching and rulings elders are encouraged to contact the chair prior to the meeting in case there are questions or need for clarification.

REPORT OF THE STATED CLERK Consent Agenda

September 9, 2014 The Stated Clerk recommends that the Presbytery:

1. Approve the minutes of the stated meeting on May 6, 2014 (starting page 7) 2. Approve the minutes of the special meeting on July 6, 2014 (starting page 15)

Rev. Doris Arnett Whitaker, Stated Clerk Email – [email protected]

Phone – 937‐258‐8118

LEADERSHIP COUNCIL Consent Agenda

September 9, 2014 The Leadership Council recommends that the Presbytery:

1. Approve the summary letter of the 2013 financial audit. (page 17)

Rev. Jeff Foster, Chair Email ‐ [email protected]

Phone ‐ 937‐746‐8360

END OF CONSENT AGENDA

May 6, 2014 7 Presbytery of Miami Valley

MINUTES FROM THE STATED MEETING OF PRESBYTERY OF THE MIAMI VALLEY May 6, 2014

College Hill Community Presbyterian Church, Dayton, Ohio

GATHERING OF GOD’S PEOPLE The meeting was convened with prayer and Call to Worship by Teaching Elder Lisa Hess, Moderator, at 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at College Hill Community Presbyterian Church, Dayton, Ohio

LEGEND: P = Present E = Excused Blank= Absent Italics=attendance recorded in more than one category

OFFICERS OF THE MIAMI PRESBYTERY:Teaching Elder Lisa Hess (Moderator) - P Ruling Elder Larry Hollar (Vice Moderator) - P Teaching Elder Jeff Foster (Council Chair) - P

Teaching Elder Doris Arnett Whitaker (Stated Clerk) - P Ruling Elder Marge Morgan (Recording Clerk) - P

TEACHING ELDERS ON ACTIVE ROLL Angleberger, Kelley - E Avotri, Solomon Bain, Marcianna - P Barnes, Barbara - P Barnes, Mark - P Battin, Barbara - P Beres, Benjamin - P Cassedy, Karen - P Circelli, Diana - P Collins, David - P Collins, Megan - P Conn, Arby - P Culp, Richard - E Davis, Laurie - P Dorsey, Lee - P Douglass, Katherine Dozeman, Thomas Evans, Michael Foster, Jeffrey T. - P Fulton, Rob Garrigan, Carmen - P

Gillespie, Margaret - E Haddox, Clifford Hamilton, Susan - P Hanhart, Karel - E Helling, Michael - E Hernandez, David Hess, Lisa - P Hinds III, Joe M. Hinds, Kathryn Blocher Hodgkins, Nancy - P Hoffelt, David - E Horne, Kathy - P Horrigan, Kevin - P Horton, Anne - P Ingram, Steven Kim, Soo Kwang - P Lawler, Kevin - P Lawrence, Ronald - P Lewis, John Maguire, Brian - P Martin, Christopher

McCormick, Dwight - P Morrison, Wayne - P Neely, John - P Niece, Linda Nowak, Jacqueline - P Ott, Jeffrey Pasanchin, Eric - P Pelaez-Diaz, Francisco Piermont, Julia Wharff - P Ramsey, Tom Saari, Aaron Schenck, Angela - P Shin, Kelley Wehmeyer - P Soards, Marion Stewart, Raymond - P Warren, Patrick Weaver, Denise - P Whitaker, Doris Arnett - P Wiley, Shelley - P Worthen, Merritt - P Ziegler, Diane - P

HONORABLY RETIRED TEACHING ELDERS (Excused unless attendance indicated)

Amidon, C. Forrest Angerman, Jack W. Angerman, Susan Barr, Judith Dunlap - P Bickett, David E. Brown, Edward Bueschel, Bruce Burton, James Creager, Ronald Davis-Dudding, Kay Dawes, Preston Doty, L. Timothy Edwards, Robert L. Fleming, David L.

Foubert, David

Garcia, Nehemias Gibson, Gregory Girbert, David A. Godfrey, Norman Graham, James Hookey, Joseph R. - P Howard, Kenneth Kester, Gordon L. Kingsbury, Edwin McConnel, George H. Meyer, JoAnne Olsen, Reg Philips, William Phleger, Terry Rainey, Lutrelle

Righter, Richard L. Schechter, Richard Sheldon, Jocelyn J. Slife, Paula Short Smith, Robert B., Jr. Sparks, W. Franklin Stewart, Donald M. Swaim, Gerald G. Thompson, Glenn E. Thornton, Jesse Wade, Robert - P Wall, Evan Walthour, William Williams, Russell D. Yanney, William

ROLL OF CHURCHES (RULING ELDERS)BELLBROOK 1 – BELLE CENTER 1 – BELLEFONTAINE 1 – BLUE BALL 1 - BRADFORD 1 –

CARLISLE: NEW JERSEY 1 – Crary, Mark - P CEDARVILLE 1 – Liije, Bob - P CLIFTON 1 – Mahaffey, Carol - P COLLINSVILLE 1 – Gabbard, Michael (CRE) 2 -

COVINGTON 1 – DAYTON: BATH 1 – Miller, Janet - P DAYTON: CENTRAL 1 – DAYTON: COLLEGE HILL 1 – Peters, Brenda - P DAYTON: CORINTH 1 – Baust, Henry - P


DAYTON: FAIRMONT 1 – Webster, Jean - P 2 – Ludwig, Richard - P DAYTON: IMMANUEL KOREAN 1 - DAYTON: MEMORIAL 1 - DAYTON: SOUTHMINSTER 1 – Lawson, Marj - P 2 – Parker, Jill - P DAYTON: SUGAR CREEK 1 – Courtney, Donna - P DAYTON: TRINITY 1 – Mobley, Evelyn - P DAYTON: WESTMINSTER 1 – Wilson, Barbara - P 2 – 3 - EATON: FIRST 1 – Shoemaker, Matt - P 2 - FAIRBORN: FIRST 1 – Hazlett, Joyce - P FARMERSVILLE: SLIFERS 1 - HAMILTON: THE P. C. 1 – 2 - HAMILTON: WESTWOOD 1 –

HUBER HEIGHTS: FAITH 1 – HUNTSVILLE 1 – Brown, Cynthia - P JAMESTOWN 1 – MIDDLETOWN: FIRST 1 – Jenkins, Mike - P 2 - Harris, Kathy - P MIDDLETOWN: ST. LUKE 1 - MONROE 1 – MORNING SUN 1 - NEW CARLISLE: HONEY CREEK

1 – Peters, E. Ann - P NEW PARIS 1 – OXFORD 1 – Smith, Robert Sefton - P 2 – PIQUA: GOOD SHEPHERD 1 – Kerns, Sandra - P PIQUA: WESTMINSTER 1 – REILY 1 – Scherzinger, Dennis - P RUSHSYLVANIA 1 -

SEVEN MILE 1 – SIDNEY: FIRST 1 – SOMERVILLE 1 - SPRINGBORO: COVENANT 1 – SPRINGFIELD: COVENANT 1 – SPRINGFIELD: NORTHMINSTER 1 – Shroyer, Lois - P TRENTON: MT. OLIVET 1 – TROY: FIRST 1 – Pettit, Steve - P 2 - URBANA: FIRST 1 – WEST CARROLLTON: FIRST 1 – WEST LIBERTY 1 - WILMINGTON 1 – Wallace, Mike - P XENIA: MEMORIAL UNITED 1 – Howey, Linda - P XENIA: WESTMINSTER 1 – Grayson, Elaine - P YELLOW SPRINGS: FIRST 1 –

RULING ELDER MEMBERS OF PRESBYTERY Collins, Cheryl (LC) - P Elder, Laurie (LC) - P Gordon, Ruth (LC) - P

Hess, Carol (LC) Hollar, Larry (V Mod) - P Lambright, Joe (LC) Milligan, Tom (Com chair)

Piermont, Dennis (EP) - P Seewer, Kathleen (LC) - P Yagley, Gary (LC)

Corresponding Members (not otherwise registered) –Ruling Elder Marge Morgan (Presbytery of Miami Valley

Inquirers and Candidates (not otherwise registered) – Inquirer Garth Adams (Dayton: Trinity), Inquirer Emily Haddox (Dayton: Central)

Staff Members of the Miami Presbytery (not otherwise registered) –Tom Oxley

GATHERING OF GOD’S PEOPLE POETIC GATHERING HYMN “All Praise to Thee, My God, This Night” HOSPITALITY REPORT

o Greetings were extended by host church – o New ruling elders and guests were introduced o Hunger Offering – one-half to Presbyterian Hunger Program and one-half to the Dayton FISH and Sister

Catherine’s’ pantry in S. Africa REPORT OF THE STATED CLERK – Teaching Elder Doris Arnett Whitaker

Preliminary Business o A quorum was declared and on motion/second, the roll was formed by signatures obtained during

registration showing an attendance of forty-two (42) teaching elders, twenty-seven (27) ruling elder commissioners (representing twenty-four [24] churches), and seven (7) elder members of presbytery: seventy-six (76) voting members. Also present and not otherwise registered were one (1) corresponding member, five (5) alternate commissioners, two (2) inquirer/candidates, one (1) church staff members, one (1) staff member of the presbytery, and nineteen (19) registered visitors for a total registered


attendance of eighty-seven (87). o On motion/second, the docket was adopted as amended.

Corresponding Members

o Former moderator, Ruling Elder Marge Morgan, was seated as a corresponding member by presbytery rule.

For action, the Stated Clerk recommends that the presbytery:

o Suspend Section 1.03: Committee Size from the Policy and Practice for the Committee on Ministry for no more than one year. (“Membership of the committee shall be nine teaching elders and nine ruling elders, elected in three classes of six persons, for terms of three years each, renewable for one term.”) Opportunity for discussion. Passes on voice vote

Correspondence report (February 7, 2014 through May 1, 2014)

o Board of Pensions – Delinquency reports o Letter from David JW Brown stating that he has accepted a call from a church in the Evangelical

Presbyterian Church and renouncing jurisdiction of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). o Membership changes

o Gains: none o Loses: David JW Brown (G-2.0509), Tom Harmon (to Beaver-Butler), Robert E. Jones (G-2.0506) o In transition: Jesse Thornton (to Mission), Kelley Angleberger (to Beaver-Butler), Karl Hanhart (to

Northern Waters) Administrative Commissions

o West Carrolton: First – The Administrative Commission recommends that the presbytery dissolve the congregation of First Presbyterian Church, West Carrollton, Ohio as of June 8, 2014 following the final worship service. Opportunity for discussion. Passes on voice vote.

o Fairborn: First (Appendix A) o Trenton: Mt. Olivet - no report

Redressing the Balance of Teaching and Ruling Elders for year 2014-2015 o As of December 31, 2013, there were sixty-four (64) resident teaching elders active in the life of the

presbytery. (According to the By-Laws, honorably retired teaching elders are excused from presbytery meetings, therefore HR teaching elders are considered in the calculations only when they are serving a congregation (interim, stated supply), are members of a presbytery committee and/or attend at least one presbytery meeting per year.)

o At the end of this stated meeting and by presbytery rule, there will be sixty-three (63) ruling elder commissioners from member congregations, two (2) commissioned ruling elders, and eight (8) ruling elders from Leadership Council and chairs of presbytery committees for a total of seventy-three (73) ruling elders with voice and vote.

o Therefore, there is no imbalance of ruling elders to teaching elders.

2013 Annual Statistics – Congregations and Teaching Elders (Appendix B)

2013 Annual Statistics – Presbytery Summary (Appendix C) Sessions not reporting statistics: Bradford: First and Middletown: St. Luke

2013 Session Records Review (Appendix D)

2013 Necrology Report (Appendix E)

REPORT OF THE LEADERSHIP COUNCIL – Teaching Elder Jeff Foster

Consent Agenda – The following actions were approved as ordered by the Moderator after the presbytery was given the opportunity to pull any item of business:

From the Stated Clerk: o Approve the minutes of the stated meeting on February 8, 2014 (starting page 8) o Grant the celebration of the Lord’s Supper at Kirkmont Center during the summer camping season


as long as teaching elders preside at the table with ruling elders serving. From the Leadership Council:

o Authorize the Board of Trustees to pursue the sale of the property of First Presbyterian Church, West Carrollton, to the Harvest Christian Fellowship for the amount of $350,000 (current market value) with down payment of $35,000.

Network Support and Grant Committee

o “Stiches of Love” Network Commissioning to the 221st General Assembly

o The following were commissioned as Commissioners to the 221st General Assembly, Detroit, MI Teaching Elder Ben Beres Teaching Elder Karen Cassedy Ruling Elder Donna Courtney (Dayton: Sugar Creek) Ruling Elder Carol Hess (Troy: First) Young Adult Advisory Delegate – Shelby Oda (Huntsville) – in abstentia

For information, the Leadership Council reports actions taken on behalf of the presbytery:

o Approved the request from Staff Support to recommend that the Nominating Committee re-nominate TE Doris Arnett Whitaker as Stated Clerk for three year term.

Treasurer’s Report

o No report available – will be reported to Leadership Council

PRAYER OF CONFESSION AND ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Teaching Elder Brian Maguire COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY – Teaching Elder Karen Cassedy Retirement Celebrations

o Words of gratitude and thanksgiving for the ministries of the Rev. Barbara Barnes and Rev. Mark Barnes presented by Ruling Elder Janet Ziegler, Ruling Elder Robert Sefton Smith, and Teaching Elder Laurie Davis.

o Words of gratitude and thanksgiving for the ministry of the Rev. Barbara Battin was presented by Ruling Elder Margaret Haney and Teaching Elder Judith Barr.

For action, the committee recommends that the presbytery:

o Seven Mile - To renew the part-time (20 hours per week) commissioned ruling elder covenant with Lee Ault beginning May 6, 2014 through December 31, 2014. Duties: Preach and worship leadership, administer the Sacraments of Baptism and the Lord’s Supper, perform weddings and funerals, provide pastoral care, advise and resource Session and congregational committees, serve as Moderator of Session, attend meetings of the Presbytery of Miami Valley with voice and vote. Terms: effective salary $22,000, travel reimbursement up to $2,500, prof dev reimb $1,500, five (5) weeks vacation and two (2) weeks study leave. Passed on voice vote.

o Seven Mile – Commission Ruling Elder Lee Ault as a Commissioned Ruling Elder for the remainder of the 2014 calendar year. Passed on voice vote. Commissioning questions answered in the affirmative. Moderator Hess proceeded to commission Ruling Elder Ault as CRE.

For information, the committee reports the following action taken on behalf of the presbytery:

o Bellbrook – To approve the part-time (30 hour) stated supply appointment with the Rev. Kathy Horne for twelve months beginning June 1, 2014; and appoint her moderator of session. Terms: Cash salary $9,720, housing allowance $26,520, full medical/pension dues, prof dev reimb $1,500, prof exp reimb $1,000, four (4)weeks vacation, two (2) weeks study leave, and one (1) additional week as she chooses.

o Blue Ball - Renewed the part-time (15 hours per week) stated supply appointment with the Rev. Kevin Lawler for twelve months beginning January 1, 2014; and appointed him moderator of session. Terms:


cash salary $5,021.24, housing allowance $10,609, medical reimb $1,060.90, prof dev reimb $1,071.51, prof exp reimb $530.45, 4 weeks vacation and 2 weeks study leave.

o Dayton: Bath – To approve the part-time (15 hrs per week) stated supply appointment with the Rev. Doris Arnett Whitaker for one year beginning March 4, 2014; and appoint her moderator of session. Terms: cash salary $16,447.50; housing allowance $12,000, medical reimb $1,000, travel reimb at IRS rate up to $1,000, prof exp reimb up to $1,000, prof exp reimb $552.50, 4 weeks vacation, 2 weeks study leave, and 2 weeks (1 Sunday) for service to the greater church.

o Dayton: College Hill - Appointed RE Margret Haney moderator of Session effective April 6, 2014 o Dayton: Fairmont – Approved the completion of the Church Information Form with additional editing

from COM sub-group. o Hamilton: Westwood – To renew the part-time (25 hrs per week) interim pastor covenant with the Rev.

Norman Godfrey for one year beginning January 1, 2014; and appoint him moderator of session. Terms: Cash salary $20,000, housing allowance $15,700, medical reimb $500, post retirement pension dues, travel reimb $2,000, prof dev reimb $1,100, prof exp reimb $500, 4 weeks vacation and 2 weeks study leave.

o Middletown: First – Received the mission study and approved the election of a Pastor Nominating Committee.

o Oxford – Approved the full-time Interim Pastor covenant with the Rev. Harry “Hart” Edmonds; appointed him moderator of session; and requested his membership from the Presbytery of Whitewater Valley. Terms to be reported at a later date.

o Piqua: Westminster – To renew the full-time Stated Supply appointment with the Rev. Kathryn B. Hinds for one year beginning January 1, 2014; and to appoint her moderator of Session. Terms: cash salary $48,461; housing allowance $12,000; full medical/pension dues; prof dev reimb $1,055; prof exp reimb $2,500; 4 weeks vacation and 2 weeks study leave.

o West Carrollton: First – Authorized either RE Michael Buker or RE Church Horne to administer the Sacrament of Holy Communion on Easter Sunday due to the Rev. Kathy Horne’s recent surgery. (Both completed training for Commissioned Ruling Elders).

o Approved the transfer of ministerial memberships of the Rev. Thomas Harmon and the Rev. Kelley Angleberger to the Presbytery of Beaver-Butler upon their request.

o Approved the transfer of ministerial membership of the Rev. Karel Hanhart to the Presbytery of Northern Waters, upon their request, so that he may serve the First Presbyterian Church, Chippewa, WI as pastor.

o Renewed the 2014 validated ministries for the following: TE Carmen Garrigan (hospice chaplain), TE Lisa Hess (seminary professor), TE Joe Hinds (community non-profit), TE Steven Ingram (pastoral counselor), and TE Christopher Martin (Navy chaplain).

o Approved validated ministries for TE Diane Ziegler (Exec Director for Kirkmont enter) and TE Carmen Garrigan (Dir of Youth Ministries, Dayton: Sugar Creek)

o Renewed the 2014 member-at-large status for the following: TE Marciana Bain, TE Katharine Douglass, TE Linda Niece

o Approved 2014 Installed Pastor Compensation report. (Appendix F)

ORDER OF THE DAY - COMMITTEE ON NOMINATIONS – Teaching Elder Denise Weaver (legend: TE = Teaching Elder; RE = Ruling Elder): For action, Nominations nominates the following names as presbytery officers: Class of 2015

Moderator RE Larry Hollar (Dayton: College Hill) Vice Moderator RE Laurie Elder (Dayton: Sugar Creek)

Class of 2017 Stated Clerk TE Doris Arnett Whitaker

Recording Clerk RE Marge Morgan (Dayton: Sugar Creek) No nominations received from the floor. Slate approved by voice vote.

For action, Nominations nominates the following names to Presbytery committees: LEADERSHIP COUNCIL 2014-2015 Chair – TE Jeff Foster Class of 2017 TE Ronald Lawrence


TE Maggie Gillespie RE Kathleen Seewer (Fairborn: First)

COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY 2014-2015 Chair – TE Arby Conn Class of 2015 RE Cynthia Nowka (Springfield: Covenant)

Class of 2017 TE Julia Wharff Piermont TE Arby Conn TE Brian Maguire TE Linda Niece RE Marj Lawson (Dayton: Southminster)

RE Jo Hall (Huber Heights: Faith) COMMITTEE ON PREPARATION FOR MINISTRY 2014-2015 Chair – TE Wayne Morrison Class of 2017 TE Wayne Morrison TE Benjamín Beres RE Mary Jean Blackmon (Dayton: Trinity)

NETWORK SUPPORT AND GRANTS 2014-2015 Chair – RE Cheryl ‘Gidget” Collins Class of 2015 TE Diana Circelli RE Tom Milligan Class of 2017 TE Carmen Garrigan TE Aaron Saari RE Ann Peters (New Carlisle: Honey Creek) RE Tom Oole (Dayton: Corinth) NOMINATIONS 2014-2015 Chair – TE Denise Weaver Class of 2017 TE Norm Godfrey PRESBYTERY TRUSTEES 2014-2015 Chair – TE Richard Culp Class of 2017 RE Don Nowak (Dayton: Westminster) STAFF SUPPORT 2014-2015 Chair – TE Wayne Morrison Class of 2017 RE Hank Baust (Dayton: Corinth) RE Virginia Hill (Dayton: Trinity) PERMANENT JUDICIAL COMMISSION Class of 2020 TE Robert Wade RE Marge Morgan KIRKMONT CENTER BOARD OF TRUSTEES Class of 2017 TE Laurie David RE Buzz Reed (Xenia: Westminster)

No nominations received from the floor. Slate approved by voice vote. MODERATOR’S PRIVILEGE – “A circle way of leadership” means…

o Small group discussion


Recess to outdoor tent for dinner - Prayer for the Meal and Instructions for Meal Service by Jana R. Adams, Director of Christian Education, Dayton: College Hill

HEARING GOD’S WORD PROCLAIMED DUET/HYMN

o “El Espíritu de Dios Está en Este Lugar” (“The Spirit of the Lord is Here in This Place”)

Ruling Elder Larry Hollar and Ruling Elder José Jones SCRIPTURE LESSONS Exodus 19:1-16 and Colossians 1:1-14 CHORAL ANTHEM “Savior Lead Me,” by Frank M. Davis, arr. Robert E. Wooten, Sr.

College Hill/Trinity Combined Choir, directed by Terry Grimes, accompanied by Jenny Cruz.

GOSPEL LESSON Matthew 3:7-12 SERMON “Bearing Fruit” Teaching Elder Lisa M. Hess

RESPONDING TO GOD’S WORD

INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS COMMITTEE ON PREPARATION FOR MINISTRY

For action, the committee recommends that the presbytery: o Examine Inquirer Garth Adams (Dayton: Trinity) for candidacy.

o Mr. Adams read his statement of call and was examined by the presbytery on matters of faith and vocation. The Moderator arrested the examination; Mr. Adams was excused from the council; and the presbytery was given the opportunity for debate and discussion.

o On motion/second, Mr. Adams was approved for candidacy in preparation for ordered ministry as teaching elder.

o Moderator Larry Hollar asked the new candidate questions of intent which were answered in the affirmative; charged the candidate; and led the presbytery in prayer. Mr. Adam’s name was recorded on the presbytery’s roll of candidates.

o Pursuant to G-2.0610, accept all the prior preparation work done in the Presbytery of West Virginia, waive the inquirer phase, the candidate’s examination before presbytery, and grant a six month candidacy phase for Inquirer Emily Haddox (Dayton: Central). Ms. Haddox was introduced to the presbytery. Following an n opportunity for questions and discussion, the motion passed on voice vote.

For information, the committee reports the following action taken on behalf of the presbytery:

o Ms. Emily Haddox (Dayton: Central) was enrolled as an Inquirer on February 20, 2014. REPORT OF THE COUNCIL, con’t – Teaching Elder Jeff Foster

o Opportunity for questions regarding written reports PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Moderator Larry Hollar SACRAMENT OF THE LORD’S SUPPER – Teaching Elder Karen Cassedy, officiating


CLOSING HYMN “Day Is Done” The meeting was adjourned with prayer at approximately 8:3 p.m. The next stated meeting of the Presbytery of the Miami Valley is Tuesday, September 9, 2014, 4:00 p.m. Clifton Presbyterian Church, Clifton, Ohio. Attest: Doris Arnett Whitaker, Stated Clerk APPENDICES:

A. Minutes of Administrative Commission for Fairborn: First B. 2013 Statistics – Congregations and Teaching Elders C. 2013 Statistics – Presbytery Summary D. 2013 Session Records Review E. 2013 Necrology Report F. 2014 Installed Pastor Compensation report

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MINUTES FROM THE SPECIAL MEETING OF THE PRESBYTERY OF MIAMI VALLEY July 22, 2014

Corinth Presbyterian Church, Dayton, Ohio The meeting was convened with prayer by the Ruling Elder Larry Hollar, Moderator, at 7:10 p.m., Tuesday, July 22, 2014, at the Corinth Presbyterian Church, Dayton, Ohio. The meeting was preceded with 20 minutes of choral music and congregational singing.

LEGEND: P = Present E = Excused Italics = attendance recorded in more than one category

OFFICERS OF THE PRESBYTERY OF MIAMI VALLEY:

Ruling Elder Larry Hollar (Moderator) - P Teaching Elder Doris Arnett Whitaker (Stated Clerk) - P Ruling Elder Laurie Elder (Vice Moderator) – P Ruling Elder Marge Morgan (Recording Clerk) – P

TEACHING ELDERS Beres, Ben - E Cassedy, Karen - P Collins, David - P Conn, Arbuth - P Davis, Laurie - P Edmonds, Hart - E Foster, Jeff - P Garrigan, Carmen - P Gibson, Greg - P Gillespie, Maggie - P Haddox, Clifford - P

Hamilton, Sue - P Helling, Michael - E Hinds, Kathryn - E Hookey, Joe - P Horton, Anne - P Lawler, Kevin - P Lawrence, Ron - P Maguire, Brian - P Morrison, Wayne - P Neely, John - E Niece, Linda - P

Nowak, Jacqueline - E Piermont, Julia Wharff - E Shin, Kelley Wehmeyer - P Stewart, Ray - P Warren, Patrick - P Weaver, Denise - P Whitaker, Doris Arnett - P Wiley, Shelley - E Yanney, William - P

ROLL OF CHURCHES (RULING ELDERS) CARLISLE: NEW JERSEY Crary, Mark - P COVINGTON Schultz, Judy - P DAYTON: BATH Collins, Cheryl - P DAYTON: COLLEGE HILL Peters, Brenda - P DAYTON: SOUTHMINSTER Fyffe, Dorothy - P Lawson, Marge - P DAYTON: SUGAR CREEK Courtney, Donna - P DAYTON: TRINITY Mobley, Evelyn - P

DAYTON: WESTMINSTER Saunders, Gene - P Wilson, Barbara - P Torvik, Patricia - P EATON: FIRST Shoemaker, Matt - P MIDDLETOWN: FIRST Jenkins, Mike - P OXFORD Ziegler, Janet - P PIQUA: GOOD SHEPHERD Kerns, Sandra - P SPRINGFIELD: COVENANT Nowka, Cynthia - P XENIA: WESTMINSTER Young, Katherine - P

RULING ELDER MEMBERS OF PRESBYTERY Collins, Cheryl (Com Chair & LC) - P Elder, Laurie (V Mod) - P Gordon, Ruth (LC) - E

Hollar, Larry (Mod) - P Lambright, Joe (LC) - P Piermont, Dennis (EP) - P

Corresponding Members (not otherwise registered) – Ruling Elder Marge Morgan (past moderator) and Ruling Elder Artence Walton

(past moderator)

Presbytery Staff: Tom Oxley

OPENING HYMN PRAYER OF CONFESSION & ASSURANCE OF PARDON – Teaching Elder Karen Cassedy Sung Response REPORT OF THE STATED CLERK:

o On motion, a quorum was declared and the roll was formed by signatures obtained during registration showing an attendance of twenty-two (22) teaching elders, sixteen (16) ruling elder commissioners [representing fourteen (14) churches], and five (5) ruling elder members of presbytery: a total of forty-

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three (43) voting members. In addition, two (2) corresponding members, one (1) staff member, and forty-eight (48) visitors were registered for a total registration of ninety-four (94).

o On May 8, 2014, the Moderator received the request for a special meeting of the Presbytery for the purpose of receiving the reports from General Assembly commissioners and advisory delegate to be presented within the midst of a worship service including the Sacrament of Holy Communion. The request came from at least two teaching elders and two ruling elders of different congregations and the meeting was called in accordance with the Bylaws of the Presbytery of Miami Valley.

o The presbytery was reminded that business was confined to the call of the meeting; no new business could be introduced.

REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS AND ADVISORY DELEGATE TO 221ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY, DETROIT, MI

o Teaching Elder Ben Beres – report presented by video (Appendix A) o Teaching Elder Karen Cassedy (Appendix B) o Ruling Elder Carol Hess (Appendix C) o Ruling Elder Donna Courtney (Appendix D) o Young Adult Advisory Delegate (Appendix E)

LITURGY OF GRATITUDE AND BLESSING – Ruling Elder Larry Hollar HYMN “Great is Thy Faithfulness” OLD TESTAMENT READING – Isaiah 51:1-6 Ms. Shelby Oda SONGS OF PRAISE led by choirs of Dayton: Trinity and Carlisle: NewJersey GOSPEL READING – Matthew 16:13-20 SERMON “Standing on the Rock” Teaching Elder Jeff Foster SOLO “Somebody’s Praying” Ms. Leslie Hood SACRAMENT OF HOLY COMMUNION Teaching Elder David Collins HYMN “Because He Lives” Having completed the docket for this special meeting, the Moderator closed the meeting with prayer at 9:15 p.m.

The next stated meeting of the Presbytery of the Miami Valley is Tuesday, September 9, 2014, 4:00 p.m. at Clifton Presbyterian Church, Clifton, Ohio.

Attest: Doris Arnett Whitaker Stated Clerk APPENDICES:

A. GA report – Teaching Elder Ben Beres B. GA report – Teaching Elder Karen Cassedy C. GA report – Ruling Elder Carol Hess D. GA report – Ruling Elder Dona Courtney E. GA report – Young Adult Advisory Delegate Shelby Oda

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COMMITTEE ON THE PREPARATION FOR MINISTRY September 9, 2014

For action, the committee recommends that the presbytery:

1. Pursuant to G-2.610, authorize the Committee on Preparation for Ministry to design and conduct an alternative exegetical exam in Hebrew for Candidate Robyn Kleinschmidt (Dayton: Southminster) in to order to ascertain her readiness for ministry.

Rationale: While Robin has passed all other standard ordination exams, she has failed to pass the exegetical exam on three occasions. The most recent attempt was followed closely by her family’s move from Alaska to New Mexico and she did not have access to her own resources. The CPM expresses their appreciation for Robyn’s work and faithfulness to the process and are confident she has been called by God into the gospel ministry. This motion requires a three-fourth vote in the affirmative to pass.

For information, the committee reports that:

1. Candidate Nathan Sautter (Dayton: Corinth) received a call as Pastor for Family Discipleship at First Presbyterian Church, Columbus, Georgia. Nathan was ordained by the Presbytery of Flint River on April 6, 2014.

2. Candidate Mario Bolivar (Troy: First) received a call as Associate Pastor at First Presbyterian Church of Skaneateles, New York. Mario will be ordained by the Presbytery of Cayuga-Syracuse on September 18, 2014.

Teaching Elder Wayne Morrison, chair Email – [email protected]

Phone – (937) 456-3784

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COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY September 9, 2014

The Committee on Ministry recommends that the Presbytery:

1. Amend the COM Policy and Practice document by adding Section 1.24 as follows:

Section 1.24: Marriage and Freedom of Conscience

The 221st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) issued an Authoritative Interpretation of the Book of Order W-4.9000, concerning marriage with respect to a teaching elder’s (or commissioned ruling elder’s) authority to perform same-gender marriages in jurisdictions where legally permitted. The Authoritative Interpretation reads, in part:

In no case shall any teaching elder’s conscience be bound to conduct any marriage service for any couple except by his or her understanding of the Word, and the leading of the Holy Spirit.

The Presbytery of the Miami Valley, in covenant, commits itself to uphold all of its members’ rights of conscience as stated in the Authoritative Interpretation and detailed in G-2.0105 (Freedom of Conscience), specifically vowing:

1. No teaching elder or commissioned ruling elder shall be compelled to officiate at any Service of Christian Marriage in which an individual’s understanding of scripture dictates that doing so is a violation of conscience.

2. The right of a session not to permit any Service of Christian Marriage on congregational property shall not be abridged when such permission, based on the session’s understanding of scripture, is a violation of conscience.

3. To extend these vows to the proposed changes to the Book of Order W-4.9000 passed by the 221st General Assembly and awaiting ratification by presbyteries, should such ratification occur.

2. Approve the request of the Committee on Ministry that the cost for Board of Pensions

Medical Coverage for members with dependents (24.5% of Effective Salary) for 2015 be borne by congregations in which they serve.

Background: Beginning in 2015, the Board of Pensions will move to a two-tiered program for medical dues. For members without dependents, the cost will be 23.0% of effective salary – this cost remains unchanged from 2014. However, dues for members with dependents will increase to 24.5%. Pension dues will remain at 12%.

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The Board of Pensions, after several proposals that were reviewed by its members, determined that the decision to require congregations to bear this increased cost, or pass it on to individual members with dependents would be made by individual presbyteries. While many presbyteries have yet to take action on this, at yet a clear majority of presbyteries are requiring that congregations bear this cost. Rationale: On first glance it would seem that such a requirement penalizes congregations with younger pastors, who are more likely to have families. In addition, there is some concern that such a requirement might move search committees to look more favorably on single candidates. Conversely however, if the cost of this increase was not borne by the congregation, then it is equally apparent that pastors with families would be penalized as well. The Committee on Ministry, in its consideration, looked beyond the perception of this increase cost as a percentage, and examined instead the actual financial implications to congregations. In the Presbytery of the Miami Valley, congregations with pastors who would be affected by this two-tiered program would, on average, bear an additional cost of about $855.00 per year (per covered pastor). In addition, nearly 40 percent of the congregations in the presbytery, because of their size and their pastoral coverage, would not be affected at all, meaning that the great majority of the affected congregations would also be among the larger congregations in the presbytery and more likely would have greater financial resources available. Perhaps most importantly, this reality (that the burden would borne by congregations in better financial positions) would seem to fit well with the “community nature” of the Board of Pensions which has provided shared responsibility across the denomination, allowing for smaller congregations to provide for the welfare of their pastors in ways that a full, direct plan cannot.

3. Approve the 2015 Pastor’s Compensation Recommendation (starting page 21) for approval.

Comment: The action will provide a 1% increase in minimum compensation, and is recommended for congregations with pastors receiving compensation above the minimum as well. Though the data and indicators used to make this recommendation point to an increase of about 2%, the Committee on Ministry felt that as congregations are being asked in several cases to bear an increased cost of medical benefits, a 1% increase would be more prudent at this time.

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COMMITTEE ON MINISTRY Presbytery of the Miami Valley

2015 PASTOR’S COMPENSATION RECOMMENDATION

The Book of Order (2011-2013) specifically addresses minister compensation and the responsibility for its maintenance in the following two sections:

G-2.0804 Terms of Call The terms of call shall always meet or exceed any minimum requirement of the presbytery in effect when the call is made. The session shall review annually the minister’s terms of call and shall propose for congregational action (G- 1.0501) such changes as the session deems appropriate, provided that they meet the presbytery’s minimum requirements. The call shall include participation in the benefits plan of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), including both pension and medical coverage, or any successor plan approved by the General Assembly.

G-3.0307 Pastor, Counselor, and Advisor to Teaching Elders and Congregations Presbyteries shall be open at all times to communication regarding the life and ministry of their congregations. Each presbytery shall develop and maintain mechanisms and processes to serve as pastor and counselor to teaching elders, ruling elders commissioned to pastoral service, and certified Christian educators of the presbytery; to facilitate the relations between the presbytery and its congregations, teaching elders, ruling elders commissioned to pastoral service, and certified Christian educators; and to settle difficulties on behalf of the presbytery where possible and expedient.

Each presbytery shall develop and maintain mechanisms and processes to serve as pastor and counselor to teaching elders, ruling elders commissioned to pastoral service, and certified Christian educators of the presbytery; to facilitate the relations between the presbytery and its congregations, teaching elders, ruling elders commissioned to pastoral service, and certified Christian educators; and the to settle difficulties on behalf of the presbytery where possible and expedient.

The Committee on Ministry recommends to the Presbytery:

*Reflects a change in calculation established in 2012 by the Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), requiring a minimum of valuation of the manse at 30 percent “of all other compensation included in Effective Salary,” not of total Effective Salary.

This recommendation reflects a 1% increase over 2014. Information which was used to formulate this recommendation included the following:

a. The full-time median salary* of PC(USA) pastors rose 1.7 percent from May 2013 to May 2014 to $55,400. The average salary increased 1.9 percent to $61,347. The average salary in the Presbytery of the Miami Valley

1. The 2014 minimum Effective Salary package (salary, housing, utilities allowance, medical/dental supplement, etc.) for pastors in the Presbytery of the Miami Valley as follows:

2012 2013 2015 2015 Plan A (no manse) Effective Salary $45,980 $47,359 $48,306 $48,789 Plan B (manse) Cash salary* $35,369 $36,430 $37,159 $37,530 Manse Value* $10,611 $10,929 $11,147 $11,259 Total Plan B $45,980 $47,359 $48,306 $48,789

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is $57,044, with the median salary around $56,200. The average salary in across the Synod of the Covenant is $57,497.

Note: The Board of Pensions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) annually tabulates the median and average Effective Salary information reported to it for minister members of the Benefits Plan who are serving U.S. congregations. The median salary is generally considered more representative than the average salary, since it is less influenced by the very-high or very-low salaries.

b. Bureau of Labor Statistics data (www.bls.gov) reflects an increase in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) 2.1 percent from July 2013 through July 2014. The energy index has risen 2.6 percent over the last 12 months; the food index has risen 1.9 percent; and the index for all items less food and energy has increased 1.9 percent.

c. Social Security (www.ssa.gov/cola) announced a 1.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for 2014 (computed in October 2013). This follows a 2012 increase of 1.7 percent in 2013. The Social Security Act provides that Social Security and Supplemental Security Income benefits increase automatically each year if there is an increase in the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI-W) from the third quarter of the last year to the third quarter of the current year.

2. The following standard minimum requirements apply for Pastors, Certified Christian Educators (CCEs), and Commissioned Ruling Elders (CREs):

a. Continuing Education Reimbursement: $1,116 (indexed to inflation; record as a separate item)

b. Vacation: Four weeks including four Sundays

c. Study Leave: Two weeks including two Sundays The committee also reports additional information useful in preparing terms of salary packages for pastors and other church professionals:

1. Certified Christian Educators (as approved by the Presbytery in November 2000)

a. Salary equal to the minimum Effective Salary (Plan A) above, pro rated as appropriate for part-time contracts.

b. Reimbursements, vacation, and study leave as above.

c. Additional guidelines:

(1). Base salary plus one percent per year for each year of experience beyond five years. (2). Provision for medical coverage either by participation in the PC(USA) Major Medical Plan or other vehicle.

2. Commissioned Ruling Elders (as approved by the Presbytery in January 2002)

a. Salary equal to 75 percent of the minimum Effective Salary (Plan A) above, pro rated as appropriate for part-time contracts.

b. Reimbursements, vacation, and study leave as above.

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c. Medical coverage is normally obtained by the individual through his/her secular employment.

3. Effective 2015, Board of Pension dues will require a two-tiered” rate schedule. For BOP members no dependent coverage the rate will remain at 35.0 percent (23.0 percent for medical; 12.0 percent for retirement, death, and disability) of Effective Salary for 2015; for BOP members with dependent coverage the rate will be 36.5 percent (24.5 percent for medical; 12.0 percent for retirement, death, and disability) of Effective Salary for 2015. All medical dues are based on Effective Salary, with a minimum participation basis of $42,000. Medical dues for part-time calls are based on the greater of a full-time (35-hour) equivalent or the full-time minimum basis.

4. To calculate Effective Salary plus other helpful information, visit the Board of Pensions web site at www.pensions.org. It is important to remember that calculating Effective Salary is not the same as calculating Federal tax implications. 5. Pulpit Supply Honoraria. When a pastor leads worship for a congregation as a visiting guest, the church shall pay mileage at the current IRS authorized rate plus the following:

a. For churches up to 250 members: $75

b. For churches over 250 members: $100

c. Additional compensation of $50 for each additional service. 6. Session Moderator Honoraria. The Moderator for churches without installed pastors shall be reimbursed mileage at the current IRS rate plus $35.

7. Travel Reimbursement. Member churches should reimburse pastors, Certified Christian Educators, and Commissioned Ruling Elders for church-related travel at the current IRS rate.

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