• Questions about the Book of Order, Presbytery Policies & Procedures, Standing Rules, Parliamentary Procedure and Minutes.

       •  Presbytery meetings docket and arrangements

       •  Presbytery Ecclesiastical Budget

               Per capita apportionments

  ·    •  Committee on Ministry

               Ministerial standing

               Support of "First Call" program

       •  Committee on Preparation for Ministry

               Discerning vocational call

               Candidacy for ordination

  ·    •  Rules of Discipline

                Presbytery or congregation disciplinary or remedial cases

                Investigating Committees

                Permanent Judicial Commissions

       •  Bills, Overtures and Session Records

                Overtures to General Assembly

                Proposed Amendments to the Constitution

  ·    •  Committee on Representation

       •  Nominating Committee

           Rotation roll for GA commissioner nominees

   

  Kathy is available on an occasional basis to aid congregations and Sessions with officer training and workshops on Presbyterian Polity.

   

  TO CONTACT HER, please call 510-849-4393, ext. 310 and leave a message, or e-mail her at krunyeon@sfpby.org.

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Pete Endow

Director of Operations & Services

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• Loan information:
  • Sources of funding
  • Interest rates and terms
  • Time tables for process through Presbytery approval
  • Assistance with completing loan applications
  • Assistance completing GA and Synod loan renewal forms
  • Assistance with responses to loan correspondence from GA and Synod
• Use Agreement information
• Deed of Trust information
• 501 (c) (3) information
• Presbytery grant and Mission Development Grant payment information
• Budget information
• Shared Equity agreement information
• Clerk of Session and Treasurer Training curriculum materials
• Finance & Property Committee schedules, agenda items, and information

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TO CONTACT HIM, please call 510-849-4393, ext. 312 and leave a message, or e-mail him at pendow@sfpby.org.

.Rev. Bruce Der-McLeod

Accountant

• Payment information on individual church loans through the Presbytery
• Resources for completing Full Financial Review (curriculum currently in progress)
• Consultation on church internal financial controls
• Accounting information
• Financial statement analysis

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TO CONTACT HIM, please call 510-849-4393, ext. 305 and leave a message, or e-mail him at bdermcleod@sfpby.org.

Myrdell Dybdal

Bookkeeper

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• Mission Treasury information
• Church Mission Pledge information

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TO CONTACT HER, please call 510-849-4393, ext. 314 and leave a message, or e-mail her at mdybdal@sfpby.org.

Rev. Gerald Chinen

Lilly Program Manager

The Project Manager works with the Project Director and other project-related staff in providing administrative oversight of “Healthy Pastors for Healthy Congregations” by assisting in

• implementation of the project action plan and timeline;
• facilitation of communication and coordination between and among the different project focal area task forces/planning teams, resource persons, consultants, and Presbytery Executive Staff Team;
• on-going reflection on focal area learnings and implications for ensuing phases of the project;
• translation of learnings from other “Sustaining Pastoral Excellence” projects; and reports to the Lilly Endowment Religion Program. 

Specific responsibilities include:

• Assist in planning, organizing, and facilitating Annual Project Coordination Retreats.

• Assist in arranging meetings and events of each project focal group (e.g., First Call/Newly-Ordained Pastors, First Call Congregations’ Lay Leaders Group, Racial Ethnic Pastors Seminar Planning Team, Urban/New Church Development/Redevelopment Pastors Peer Learning Group).

• Assist in monitoring results, resources, and learnings from project experiments in pastoral support and nurture.

• Assist in planning, organizing, and facilitating Annual Project Coordination Retreats.

• Assist in planning and, as appropriate, participate in Total Staff meetings and Total Staff Retreats related to reorientation of staff work around strengthening pastors and congregations.

• Participate in Lilly Endowment meetings of “Sustaining Pastoral Excellence” project representatives.

• Assist in drafting and compiling materials for annual reports to the Lilly Endowment.

TO CONTACT HIM, please call 510-849-4393, ext. 355 and leave a message, or e-mail him at gtchinen@yahoo.com.

Linda Blagburn

Hunger Action Enabler

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The Hunger Action Enabler is available to assist congregation in areas of ministries outlined by the Presbyterian Hunger Programs. The Presbyterian Hunger program works in five program areas as defined by the Common Affirmation on Global Hunger.

• Direct Food Relief
  • providing food to poor and hungry persons
• Lifestyle Integrity
  • assisting individuals, congregations, and the community to move toward more responsible and just personal and corporate lifestyles
• Influencing Public Policy
  • advocacy for policy changes in political and economic systems that provide food for poor and hungry persons and/or empower their self-development
• Education and Interpretation
  • educating the church community and public about hunger and its underlying causes and interpreting the church’s hunger-related mission
• Development Assistance
  • hunger-related development and empowerment of poor people and communities

TO CONTACT HER, please call 510-849-4393, ext. 313 and leave a message, or e-mail her at lblagburn@sfpby.org.

.Vernettia Pree

Presbytery Health Educator

Areas of Responsibility Include:

•  Responding to requests for information about Parish Nursing Programs

•  Providing educational and program support as requested to congregations in the Presbytery concerning issues of stewardship of health

•  Advising the Resource Center Coordinator about denominational materials that the Center should have available and other fundamental materials from other sources

•  Helping congregations identify their health-related needs and resources, encouraging congregations to cooperate with one another on health related issues

•  Providing guidance concerning health issues of particular importance to the Bay Area churches; i.e. aging, HIV/AIDS, breast cancer and health availability to children, women and the poor

•  Familiarizing the Presbytery with the General Assembly recommendations with regard to Health Ministries.

TO CONTACT HER, please call 510-849-4393, ext. 321 or 925-753-1337 or

510-376-4491 and leave a message, or e-mail her at vpree@sfpby.org.

Erika Glisson

Administrative Associate

•  Provides ongoing research, reporting, and logistical support for Committee on Preparation for Ministry.

•  Updates, maintains, and distributes packets sent to persons coming under care.

•  Provides information on seminaries.

•  Facilitates communication with candidates under care.

•  Registrar and arrangements contact person for REAPS

•  Provides office and administrative support to executive staff.

•  Provides research, information, and program help for:

    •  Personnel Committee

    •  Peacemaking Task Force

    •  As appropriate, for congregations, elders, and ministers.

•  Provides hospitality and arranges meetings both at the Presbytery offices and offsite.

•  Produces and circulates materials to committees, congregations and ministers, and the Presbytery as a whole.

TO CONTACT HER, please call 510-849-4393, ext. 301 and leave a message, or e-mail her at eglisson@sfpby.org.

Joan Toole

Administrative Associate

•  Assists Stated Clerk in carrying out ecclesiastical responsibilities:

    •  Preparing reports required by PC(U.S.A.)

    •  Preparing Annual Salary Review report

    •  Preparation of Information Packet for Presbytery meetings

    •  Preparation and facilitation of Presbytery meetings

    •  Serving as Journal Clerk at Presbytery meetings

    •  Preparation and facilitation of Presbytery Days

    •  Preparation of Presbytery Directory

•  Provides ongoing research, reporting, and logistical support for Committee on Ministry.

•  Oversees presbytery database of churches and presbytery members, commissioners, and volunteers.

•  Provides office and administrative support to executive staff

•  Provides research, information, and program help as assigned for congregations, elders, and ministers

•  Provides hospitality and arranges meetings both at the Presbytery offices and offsite

TO CONTACT HER, please call 510-849-4393, ext. 311 and leave a message, or e-mail her at jtoole@sfpby.org.

Dvorah Miller

Administrative Associate

•  Provides ongoing research, reporting, and logistical support for

    •  Presbytery Council

    •  Partnering & Resourcing

    •  Justice, Advocacy, and Caring

    •  Healthy Congregations

    •  Mission Interpretation, Stewardship and Fund Development

•  Provides research assistance to congregations, especially with respect to denominational resources and funding sources.

•  Assists in developing and tracking grant proposals for Healthy Congregations and Partnering & Resourcing.

•  Facilitates posting of material on the Presbytery web site.

•  Registrar and arrangements contact person for FC/NOPs program

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•  Provides office and administrative support to executive staff.

•  Provides research, information, and program help for congregations, elders, and ministers.

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•  Provides hospitality and arrange meetings both at the Presbytery offices and offsite.

•  Assists in maintaining the core Presbytery data via reliable and comprehensive files and assists in maintaining an accurate database.

•  Produces and circulates materials to committees, congregations and ministers, and the Presbytery as a whole.

TO CONTACT HER, please call 510-849-4393, ext. 302 and leave a message, or e-mail her at dmiller@sfpby.org.

Contact Information for Individual Staff Members