Moderator 

(Must be an ordained ruling/teaching elder) 

Being elected to Moderator of the Presbytery is a three-year commitment.  

Year One: Moderator-Elect 

Year Two: Moderator 

Year Three: Chair of Council 

Moderator Elect:  

• Attend Presbytery meetings to observe. 

• Attend Council meetings as an ex officio member. 

• Make an attempt to visit each of the Presbytery committees in order to make sure you understand how the work of the Presbytery is carried out. (This isn’t a requirement, only a suggestion.) 

Moderator: 

• Moderate each of the Presbytery meetings. With the Stated Clerk ensure that meetings are conducted decently and in order, following the Book of Order, Robert’s Rules of Order, and the Presbytery manual.  

• Prior to Presbytery meetings meet with the Executive Presbyter and Stated Clerk to review the docket and be aware of issues that may arise in the meeting. 

• Prior to Presbytery meetings attend meeting with the Worship and Planning Committee, Stated Clerk and people from the hosting congregation at the host church to discuss the flow of the meeting and particulars of the hosting site. 

• Attend Council meetings as an ex officio member. 

• Represent the PGA at ordinations, installations and other special church celebrations, as you are able. 

• There is a national training event for new moderators offered by the Office of the General Assembly. The Presbytery pays for the newly elected Moderator to attend the event. This is usually a 3-day event hosted sometime in the month of October.  

Chair of Council: 

• Moderate Council meetings 

• Prior to Council meetings, meet with Executive Presbyter and Stated Clerk to review the docket to be aware of issues that may arise in the meeting. 

• Moderate the Presbytery meetings if the current Moderator is unable to moderate.  

• Continue to attend ordinations, installations, etc., as you are able. 

(There is a Vice-Chair and a Secretary of Council. The Secretary will keep the roster, coordinate the meetings, send communications and minutes, etc.) 

If you have questions, please contact Aisha Brooks-Johnson at ep@atlpcusa.org