Major Documents
• Presbyterian Mission Agency Manual of Operations
• Churchwide Compensation Guidelines
• Churchwide Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Plan
• Policies Regarding Public Statements by the Board
• Seeking to be Faithful Together: Guidelines for Presbyterians During Times of Disagreement
• Incorporation Policy and Criteria
Organization for Mission
The Book of Order (G-3.0106) provides that “each council shall develop a manual of administrative operations that will specify the form and guide the work of mission in that council.”
The Organization for Mission is the manual of administrative operations for the General Assembly. It specifies the form and guides the work of General Assembly mission.
Download Organization for Mission appendices
- Deliverance Implementing a Design for the Corporate Structure of Certain General Assembly Agencies
- Deliverance Concerning the Corporate Structure of Certain Presbyterian Mission Agency Agencies
- Memorandum Defining the Relationship Between the Board of Pensions and the Presbyterian Mission Agency
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Investment and Loan Program, Inc. Establishment of a Corporation and Related Matters
- Joint Report — Presbyterian Mission Agency and the Presbyterian Foundation
- Ratification of Establishment of New Covenant Trust Company, N.A. A Subsidiary of the Presbyterian Foundation and Related Matters
- Establishment of New Covenant Annuity Insurance Company and Related Matters
- Ratification of Foundation Participation in Formation of New Covenant Funds
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Mortgage Corporation
Presbyterian Mission Agency
Manual of Operations
In addition to the Organization for Mission, the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board also has a specific manual of administrative operations that governs its work. The PMAB Manual of Operations shall be in compliance with the Book of Order, the General Assembly Deliverance's, the Organization for Mission, and the Standing Rules of the General Assembly.
Churchwide Equal Employment and Affirmative Action Plan
Policies Regarding Public Statements by the Board
Public statements by the Presbyterian Mission Agency Board can be found in Appendix 3 of the Presbyterian Mission Agency Manual of Operations.
2013-2016 Mission Work Plan
Seeking to be Faithful Together: Guidelines for Presbyterians During Times of Disagreement
Incorporation Policy and Criteria
Frequently Used Acronyms
ACSWP: Advisory Committee on Social Witness Policy
ACREC: Advocacy Committee for Racial Ethnic Concerns
ACWC: Advocacy Committee for Women's Concerns
APCE: Association of Presbyterian Church Educators
APCU: Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities
BOP: Board of Pensions
CCT/PW: Churchwide Coordinating Team of Presbyterian Women
CFCS: Church Financial Campaign Services
CMP: Congregational Ministries Publishing
COTE: Committee on Theological Education
FDN: Presbyterian Foundation
GAMC: General Assembly Mission Council (now known as the Presbyterian Mission Agency)
MRTI: Mission Responsibility Through Investment
NCC: National Council of Churches
NCD: New Church Development
NNPCW: National Network of Presbyterian College Women
OGA: Office of the General Assembly
OGHS: One Great Hour of Sharing Offering
PDA: Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
PDS: Presbyterian Distribution Services
PHEWA: Presbyterian Health, Education and Welfare Association
PHP: Presbyterian Hunger Program
PILP: Presbyterian Investment and Loan Program (sometimes seen as ILP)
PMA: Presbyterian Mission Agency
PPC: Presbyterian Publishing Corporation
PW: Presbyterian Women
RLM: Reformed Liturgy and Music
SDOP: Self-Development of People
TEF: Theological Education Fund
WARC: World Alliance of Reformed Churches
WCC: World Council of Churches
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