PPRC Training

September 6, 2007

Oriskany Falls UMC

MEETINGS

·         The committee meets at least quarterly.

·         The committee meets additionally at the request of the bishop, the district superintendent, the pastor, any other person accountable to the committee (staff), or the chairperson of the committee.

·         The pastor should be present at each meeting except where he/she voluntarily excuses himself/herself.

·         The committee meets only with the knowledge of the pastor and/or the district superintendent.

·         The committee may meet with the district superintendent without the pastor being present but with notification to the pastor prior to the meeting.

·         The committee meets in closed session, and information shared in the committee shall be confidential.

·         When only one congregation on a charge containing more than one church has concerns it wishes to share, its members in the committee may meet separately.

DUTIES

·         To encourage, strengthen, nurture, support, and respect the pastor(s) and staff and their family(s).

·         To promote unity in the church(es).

·         To confer with and counsel the pastor(s) and staff on the matters pertaining to the effectiveness of ministry; relationships with the congregation; conditions that may impede the effectiveness of ministry; and to interpret the nature and function of the ministry.

·         To confer with, consult, and counsel the pastor(s) and staff on matters pertaining to priorities in the use of gifts, skills, and time and priorities for the demands and effectiveness of the mission and ministry of the congregation.

·         To provide evaluation at least annually for the use of the pastor(s) and staff in an ongoing effective ministry.

·         To identify continuing educational needs and plans.

·         To consult with the pastor and staff concerning continuing education and spiritual renewal, to arrange with the church council for the necessary time and financial assistance for the attendance of the pastor and/or staff at such continuing education and spiritual renewal events as may serve their professional and spiritual growth, and to encourage staff members to seek professional certification in their fields of specialization.

·         To communicate and interpret to the congregation the nature and function of ministry in The United Methodist Church regarding open itinerancy, the preparation for ordained ministry, and the Ministerial Education Fund.

·         To develop and approve written job descriptions and titles for associate pastors and other staff members in cooperation with the senior pastor.

·         To enlist, interview, evaluate, review, and recommend annually to the charge conference lay preachers and persons for candidacy for ordained ministry, and to enlist and refer to the General Board of Global Ministries persons for candidacy for missionary service.

·         To confer with the pastor and/or other appointed members of the staff if it should become evident that the best interests of the charge and pastor(s) will be served by a change of pastor(s).

·         To recommend to the church council, after consultation with the pastor, the professional and other staff positions.

·         To educate the church community on the value of diversity of selection in clergy and lay staff and develop a commitment to same.

·         Members of the S/PPRC shall keep themselves informed of personnel matters in relationship to the Church’s policy, professional standards, liability issues, and civil law. They are responsible for communicating and interpreting such matters to staff. Committee members should make themselves available for educational and training opportunities provided by the conference, district, and/or other arenas that will enable them to be effective in their work.

·         To consult on matters pertaining to pulpit supply, proposal for compensation, travel expense, vacation, health and life insurance, pension, housing, and other practical matters affecting the work and families of the pastor and staff, and to make annual recommendations regarding such matters to the church council, reporting budget items to the committee on finance.

·         The parsonage is to be mutually respected by the pastor’s family as the property of the church and by the church as a place of privacy for the pastor’s family. The chairperson of the S/PPRC, the chairperson of the trustees, and the pastor shall make an annual review of the church-owned parsonage to assure proper maintenance.

MISSION AND MINISTRY EVALUATION

1. What is our church doing to:

a)     Become a center for Spiritual Growth and Development?

b)     Call people to Christ?

c)     Nurture persons to be Disciples?

d) Send persons forth to be in mission and ministry in the community and the world?

2. In what ways is the Pastor resourcing the church to:

a)     Be a Center for a Spiritual Growth and Development and helping it to Call People to Christ?

b)     Nurture Disciples?

c)     Send persons forth to be in mission and ministry in the community and world?

3. What goals in these areas have been set with the pastor for the coming year?

4. How do these plans address the missional needs of your pastor's present appointment?

5. How are the local church and pastor addressing the common goals of the Strategic Plan of the NCNY Conference:

a)     Spiritual Leadership

b)     Revitalizing the Congregation

c)     Racism

d)     Connectional

6. What plans/goals have been made for continuing education? Is there adequate financial support for these plans/goals?

7. What is the plan for clergy self-care and spiritual renewal? PLEASE NOTE: The PPRC has the responsibility to support these plans and to interpret these plans to the congregation.

8. What other areas of ministry were discussed?

9. What else would you like to share with the DS?

TOP EIGHT PASTORAL ROLES
Which of the following ministry skill areas are the top priorities for your mission and ministry in the year ahead that you have identified as priorities for your congregation in your profile?

Prioritize the top eight ministry skill areas with #1 being the highest.

This form is to be given to the District Superintendent by

December 1 or at charge conference

2008 Clergy Salary & Financial Package Form

Pastor Name                                                                                         SS#              -          -               

Charge                                                                                                                                             

                  Full time years in NCNY Conference...............................................                             

                  Full time years in other UM Conference(s).......................................                                                  

                  Full time years in other denomination(s)..........................................                                 

Clergy Salary and Support Report                                             

This form, including items 1 through 11 on the reverse side, is being used to report a change in the clergy salary or support package.    

                                                                                   Effective date of salary change is                                  

Acknowledgement 

This form has been reviewed and approved by the church conference

Signature of Pastor: ___________________________________________________________________________

Signature of Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee Chair  ___________________________________________

                                                                                                            Full          3/4               1/2          1/4

2008 MINIMUM SALARY SCHEDULE COMPUTATION-Select One:         Time        Time            Time       Time

a) Full members of Conference                                                              $36,776    $27,582       $18,388  $9,194

b) Associate and Probationary members

            and Local Pastors with M.Div.                                                     35,431    26,573         17,716    8,858

c) All other full-time pastors                                                                    33,188    24,891         16,594    8,297

d) ADD TO (a), (b) OR (c): $300 per year of previous full-time                                                         

   service up to 17 years within the UM Church

   (Maximum $5,100 supplement)                                  +                      _______   _______      _______   _______  

e) MINIMUM SALARY + SERVICE YEARS SUPPLEMENT = TOTAL  =     _______   _______      _______   _______

            This is the minimum amount that should appear on Line 3 Gross Salary on reverse side

North Central New York Conference 2008 Clergy Salary and Financial Support Package Report

PASTOR’S NAME:                                                                       Church A           Church B                Church C               Church D               Total

                                                            Church Name:                                                                                                                                                            

                                                            Percentage of total:      ___________         _________            __________             ___________

1. Cash Salary                                                                        45,000                                                                                                              __45,000______

[Includes UMPIP, personal contribution for health insurance, and Flexible Spending Plan]

2. Housing Exclusion                                                         +    5,000                                                                                                                     5,000______

3. Gross Salary (sum of 1 + 2)                                            =  50,000                +                            +                            +                                 =    50, 000            

4. Parsonage Yes    X   No        (if Yes, multiply #3 by .25)     12,500                                                                                                                                           

5. If #4 is no, enter housing allowance (in lieu of parsonage)                                                                                                                                                        

6. Base Compensation (add lines 3+ 4 or 3+5)                         62,500              +                           +                            +                                 =                        

7. Pension Contribution (CRSP)  (Line 6 x  .11)                         6,875                                                                                                                         6,875       

8. Qualified Reimbursement Plan budget (actual amounts spent are to be reimbursed by voucher)

<      Travel (per IRS guidelines) & Business meals                      2,000                                                                                                                                                                 

<      Continuing Education & Other Professional Expenses  +    1,500                                                                                                                                           

TOTAL REIMBURSED EXPENSE BUDGET                          =    3,500                +                            +                           +                                  =  3,500                  

9. Health Insurance

<      HealthFlex PARTICIPATING premium -- $8,760                    8,760                                                                                                                                         

OR Alternate health plan premium pd. by church                                                                                                                                              8,760               

     (For part time pastors)

10. CPP Premium, if eligible

      (Line 6 x .03)                                                                      1,875                                                                                                                    1,875                    

11. TOTAL PASTORAL SUPPORT PACKAGE

                                       ADD LINES 3, 5, 7-10 ONLY        71.010                +                            +                                 +                               = 71,010                   

Final Words

•        Share the vision together with the pastor

•        Share the shared vision with the church council so that ministry teams work to implement the shared vision through their ministries.

•        Review the work so that both the pastor and the congregation grow together.

•        Communication!

•        Proactive and not reactive