Resources for Church Leaders

Welcome to Elders, Deacons, and Ministry Leaders of First Presbyterian Church. Here are some valuable resources that you will want to refer to from time to time. Hope it helps.

Leading Worship

Leading in Worship (Worship Readers) (pdf)

Leading Discovery Time (Children's Message) (pdf)

The Bible. We often use the TNIV in our worship services. You can download the entire TNIV Bible free (Adobe PDF )

For Church Officers

The Standing Rules for Session and Commissions: pdf or Word

The Books of the Presbyterian Church (USA)

Our Constitution:

Part I: The Book of Confessions (pdf) (opens in a new window)

Part II: The Book of Order (2007-2009 (pdf)

Includes the Form of Government, The Directory for Worship and The Rules of Discipline.

Part III: The Bylaws of First Presbyterian Church (pdf)

The MAIN BOOK: THE BIBLE

We often use the TNIV in our worship services. You can download the entire TNIV Bible free (Adobe PDF )

A History of First Presbyterian Church of Petaluma (begun by Roger Johnson) (requires Internet Explorer. If a yellow bar appears that says Internet Explorer is restricting Active Content, click on the yellow bar and then click on "Allow Blocked Content")

A History of First Presbyterian Church of Petaluma - Powerpoint file (requires MS Powerpoint)

From the FPCP Officers Manual:

Part I: The Bible and Church Officers: PDF or Word doc.

Recently Referred to Resources

Here are a few resources that help explain the difference between committee structured church and a ministry structured church.

Ministry Teams:
Handout - Leadership and Staffing (01-2008) (pdf)

Handout - Enlarged Organization Chart with Commissions & Ministry Teams (pdf)

Leadership and Staffing (01-2008) Powerpoint (ppt)

Why Team Ministry? - article (pdf)

Ministry Teams are not Committees - great article that shows the difference.

Staffing: How Much Staff is Enough?

FPC's Vision Goals and Strategic Objectives (Word doc)- so far (2006)...

And a few other great resources...

Eight Qualities of a Healthy Church

Books:

Doing Church As Team: The Miracle of Teamwork and How it Transforms Churches by Wayne Cordeiro

Others are in our Online Bookstore

Section Links

FPC Resources Page

First Presbyterian Church Petaluma
939 B St.
Petaluma, CA 94952
707-762-8269