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The Board of Christian Training

Training For Elders

Prepared to Lead

This is a course for the training of new elders prior to ordination. It can be also used as refresher training for existing elders.

The course is designed to run over six sessions using a mixture of short talks and discussion times. Leader's notes and participants' notes are included along with an optional PowerPoint presentation. The topics covered are team leadership, pastoral care and the Westminster Confession of Faith (full text included in the participant's guide).

This course is available free of charge in electronic format either as PDF or Word documents to those with responsibility for training elders within the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. Permission is given for those within the Presbyterian Church in Ireland to adapt the material to suit the needs of the participants provided the training requirements as outlined in the Code paragraph 180(2) are met.

To request the course or for further information please email the Training Resource Centre: trc.office@union.ac.uk

Resources

Away Days have been found useful by many Kirk Sessions. This resource outlines how to plan and run an elders' away day along with two examples.
Kirk Session Away Days (PDF): April 2012

This resource gives three suggestions for structuring and leading meetings for small, medium and large Kirk Sessions. Sample agendas with detailed notes describe how this could be done.
Rethinking the Kirk Session Meeting (PDF): April 2012