Who May Complete a PIF?
- Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Ministers of the Word and Sacrament,
- PC(USA) Candidates for Ordination,
- Church educators, deacons, elders and lay professionals who are members of a PC(USA) congregation,
- Ministers of other denominations who are transferring their membership to PC(USA).
Ministers of Formula Partner Denominations (ELCA, RCA, and UCC)
As of November 1, 2003, there was a policy change effecting members of our Formula Partner denominations. The policy was changed in order to provide equity among denominations in the orderly exchange process. Ministers of Formula Partners no longer may use Church Leadership Connection, but may submit their denominational resume papers to the presbytery for consideration by congregational Pastor Nominating Committees. In the spirit of orderly exchange, they are advised not to contact congregations directly, but to work through the presbytery in which they wish to serve.
The Process for Orderly Exchange is:
- Contact your regional governing body for authorization to make yourself available for orderly exchange.
- Ministers use the form of their own denomination.
- Contact a regional staff person of the partner church in the area you wish to serve and follow that church’s procedure.
According to Presbyterian polity, the Presbytery decides who shall be members and approves calls for service in churches. Contact the presbytery office in the region you wish to serve.
For contact information for presbytery offices, you may call 1-888-7228 ext
8550 or go to Presbytery and Synod links
Before you begin…
- Review the Frequently Asked Questions for information on completing the PIF and tips on how to complete web-based forms.
- Complete a rough draft of the PIF before you begin to enter it on-line. The CLC system and some browsers have “time-out” features that may cause you to lose data entered but not yet submitted.