Here is the basic guideline to everything about the OLM. (Also known as: “How to take advantage of everything being offered.”)
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OLM: Guidelines for Interviews
Here is a useful guideline for congregations wanting to appoint staff members, whether they are in the OLM or not.
OLM: Draft Letter of Appointment.
The letter of Appointment sets the tone of relationship, defines parameters and clarifies function. We have provided you with an example letter which you can use when you appoint someone who has gone beyond being a volunteer. A sample is below. Download it, add your own letterhead and modify according to your situation….
OLM: Job Desc – Children’s Ministry Co-ordinator.
This is a draft Children’s Ministry Co-ordinator Job Description.
OLM: Application Forms
When you feel called to join the OLM, you will need to fill in two applications – one goes to the OLM Administrator and the other is sent via the Presbytery. You will need the support of your Session to take this step. You can download the application forms: Application to be sent to MaD […]
Manual Provisions OLM
Below are the Manual Provisions for the Order: Section 12 – the order of lay ministries 16.166 The Order of Lay Ministries (hereinafter the OLM or “the Order”) is an Order in the Church that: (a) celebrates a diversity of forms of service, or ministry, within the Church, including service as: (i) Lay Preachers, (ii) […]
New Worshiping Community / Nuclear Congregation / Church Plant Definition
The committee believes that changing the mind-set of the UPCSA from an institution to a movement will require a redefinition of the most basic unit, the congregation. What is a congregation? At the most basic level, a congregation is a gathering, an ecclesia. This is a dynamic term not a static one. We can also […]
Missional Church Definition
We were requested by General Assembly to supply a definition of a Missional Church. Here is the definition we’ve proposed: What is a Missional Church? A Missional Church is a sent Church, which understands its primary work as witnessing to Christ and serving God in the world. A Missional Church is shaped by God for […]
Mission Shaped Ministry Course in Gauteng 2017
This year the Mission Shaped Ministry Course of Fresh Expressions will be offered in a shorter bites sized format. Please look at the pamphlet below:
Mission Shaped Ministries Course: A bunch of Presby Graduates
The Mission Shaped Ministry (MSM) Course is the academic, strategic, biblical and theological backbone of the Fresh Expressions movement. Over the last three years a very large number of Presbyterians have gone through the course and a large number have participated in teacher training and have been part of the teams teaching this course. They […]
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