Committees

Presbytery Committees usually meet two weeks before Presbytery meetings and their remits are as follows.

REMITS OF COMMITTEES

To prepare the agenda for meetings of Presbytery
To make arrangements for Presbytery meetings
To deal with matters of law, practice and procedure
To deal with matters remitted by the General Assembly, other than those matters within the remit of other committees
To put in final form matters to be taken to the General Assembly
To nominate members of ad hoc committees
To deal with matters which are outwith the remit of other committees
To oversee the finances of Presbytery and receive reports from the Treasurer
To manage communications
To appoint a Vacancy Procedure Committee

To respond to social and community issues referred to the committee
To be concerned with all matters of education in schools, colleges and universities
To be concerned with matters relating to social concern in local churches
To liaise with all chaplains with regard to community related matters
To deal with issues of inter-faith dialogue and to promote and support local initiatives of inter-church activity
To deal with all ecumenical issues

To administer the Local Church Review of congregations and report thereon to Presbytery
To undertake mid term reviews of Congregational Action Plans
To deal with any other matters of congregational superintendence
To provide appropriate support to team ministries within the Presbytery
To deal with all matters relating to Safeguarding

To deal with all matters relating to applicants for the ministries of the church
To deal with all matters relating to the placement of auxiliary ministers, OLMs and readers
To appoint advisory committees to vacant congregations
To oversee all aspects of the well-being and pastoral care of ministries
To support the work of the Presbytery chaplains in pastoral care
To review the Presbytery Plan annually
To co-ordinate Worship Team and Worship Leader training
To promote, encourage and support Vocations discernment

To promote Christian education for all ages
To promote the training of elders and voluntary youth workers
To encourage churches in matters of local, national and world mission and evangelism
To encourage churches in matters of worship – resources, events
To deal with matters relating to the prayer life of congregations and Presbytery
To inform congregations of the church’s partnership in world mission and to encourage local to local links
To encourage prayer for the mission and missionaries of the church throughout the world

To propose mission and renewal allocations for congregations every year
To promote teaching and understanding of Christian stewardship
To administer the Quinquennial Inspection of the fabric and property of congregations and monitor the resultant action points
To consider applications for repairs and alterations in accordance with the regulations of Presbytery and the General Trustees, as these are determined from time to time
To deal with all matters relating to the insurance of fabric and property
To provide advice and support to Congregational Fabric Conveners and Treasurers
To examine annually Congregational Property Registers and Manse Condition Schedules
To make arrangements for the annual examination of congregational accounts

NB: The Property Register and the Audited Congregational Accounts are examined by the Stewardship Committee