Rev. Dean Strong of North Puget Sound Presbytery has provided this helpful guide . (Click on "nFOG Changes and Recommendations" ...

For churches that don't currently have corporate bylaws, here is a fully editable sample document . (Click on "Sample ...

Don't forget the nFOG itself, downloadable from the Office of General Assembly website . (Click on "The 2011-2013 Book of Order" above to get the ...

The same basic polity that has defined the core work of councils (governing bodies) continues with the new Form of Government. This revision is not so much about “what” councils do ...

Former Term New Term office ordered ministry  ...

Under the new Form of Government, the GAMC will no longer be a council, but an agency of a council (the General Assembly). Therefore, the GAMC will have a new name ...

In the old Form of Government, the congregation served as an essential mission arm of the presbytery and the larger church. In the new Form of Government, the congregation is the ...

The purpose of councils is to help congregations, and the church as a whole, be more faithful participants in the mission of Christ.

The revision of the Form of Government did not change the Directory for Worship or the Rules of Discipline. These documents remain part of the Book of Order and continue to ...

The new Form of Government took effect on July 10, 2011, which is one year after the adjournment of the 219th General Assembly (2010) of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). It is ...

Existing manuals – already required of presbyteries, synods, and the General Assembly, and in use by many sessions – remain in force until changed by a council. Revisions do not have ...

Sessions will need to create a manual of their policies and procedures that will, at the least, need to define certain discretionary powers now given to them. These are described in ...

The passage of Amendment 10-A that changed the text of the former G-6.0106b also changed the text in the new Form of Government and is found at G-2.0104b.

Authoritative Interpretations (AIs) of the Constitution can only be made or rescinded through the constitutional process. All current AIs remain in effect until changed by a future General Assembly, which is ...

The new Form of Government continues the longstanding Presbyterian principle of rightof-review of one council by the next higher council (F-3.0206, G-3.0108). Emphasis is placed on the need for consultation between ...

No, nothing has changed. Here is the old and new language: (old language) G-14.0534: The terms of call shall always provide for compensation ...

The language of the church property trust clause was not changed in any way. It can be found in the new Book of Order at G-4.0203.

If, prior to the new Form of Government, a congregation was required to seek presbytery’s approval to encumber the property, then the requirement to have presbytery’s approval continues. The Presbyterian Investment ...

The guarantee will be the responsibility of the original presbytery that signed the guarantee agreement unless a new guarantee agreement is signed by the new presbytery. The Presbyterian Investment and Loan ...

Every agency is at work updating resources to reflect the language and spirit of the new Form of Government.

Available for purchase from the PC(USA) Church Store (http://store.pcusa.org/Communications?search=book+of+order): Print version of the Book of Order (2011-2013) – also available in Korean, Spanish, and Braille  ...