Session Forms and Documents
Session Manual of Administrative Operations (Word)
Session Records
- Clerks Index Sheet (PDF) due March 20 to your reader
- Who Is My Reader? (PDF)
- Guidance for Clerks of Session (PDF)
Clerk of Session Training Materials
- Training session video (recorded April 26, 2020)
- Handbook (PDF)
Finance Documents
Church Financial Review Guidelines (Word)
2025 Covenant With the Presbytery/Statement of Intent Form (PDF)
2025 Remittance Form (PDF)
Sample Misconduct Policies
Sample Covenant Agreements
- Interim Pastor Covenant (Word)
- Covenant Pastor Agreement (Word)
- Covenant Postgraduate Intern Agreement (Word)
- Parish Associate Covenant (Word)
- Covenant Commissioned Ruling Elder (Word)
COM DEADLINE
The Commission on Ministry (COM) committees meet on or by the first Thursday of each month.
To allow time for review, all required agreements and forms must be submitted to com@presbyteryofthejames.org by the third Thursday of the month for consideration at the following month’s meeting.
Congregation Forms and Documents
Congregational Rules (Word)
Incorporation of POJ Churches
Incorporation Procedures and Considerations, January 2021 (PDF)
Refer to this document to understand which below set to use for a particular organization structure.
Set 1: Churches with Session Members as Trustees
- Articles of Incorporation (Word)
- By-Laws (Word)
- Consent Form (PDF)
SET 2: Churches with Elected Trustees Separate from the Session
- Articles of Incorporation (Word)
- By-Laws (Word)
- Consent Form (PDF)
SET 3: Churches Granted Exception with Session Members as Trustees
- Articles of Incorporation (Word)
- By-Laws (Word)
- Consent Form (PDF)
SET 4: Churches Granted Exception with Elected Trustees Separate from the Session
- Articles of Incorporation (Word)
- By-Laws (Word)
- Consent Form (PDF)