One current Elder Commissioner and our Youth Advisory Delegate (age 17-23) to Synod from the Presbytery of the Twin Cities Area have terms ending in January 2010. While each is eligible for re-election, additional applications will be accepted from elders, or prospective YADs who are active in local churches or in presbytery and are interested in service in the wider church. Application forms are available on the presbytery web site, ptcaweb.org, or they can be requested from the presbytery office (email: office@ptcaweb.org).
- Elder Commissioner to Synod – 3 year term, beginning January 2010
- Youth Advisory Delegate to Synod -1 year term, beginning January 2010
Applications, with a recommendation letter from a session, committee of presbytery, or minister member of presbytery, should be returned to the Nominating Committee by August 1. Election will be at the September presbytery meeting.
Synod meets 3 times a year, usually Sunday evening through Tuesday noon. Dates for 2010 are: January 17-19, May 2-4, and October 3-5. Meetings will be at the Mt.Olivet Retreat Center in Farmington. Expenses for travel, room, and board are born by the Synod.
The Nominating Committee will nominate one person for each position and include a brief biographical sketch outlining the nominee’s qualifications, service, and commitment to serve. For each person nominated from the floor, the Nominating Committee requires that similar information be published in quantities sufficient for distribution at the presbytery meeting when elections will occur.
All commissioners and YADs are expected to serve on one standing committee, which meet during the Synod meetings. These include Ecclesiastical Relations Committee, Finance Committee, Personnel Committee, Program Coordination Committee. There are a few Special Committees which meet separately, and a few commissioners are invited to serve on one of these if they so desire: Committee on Congregational Development, Committee on Racial Ethnic Ministry, Communication and Interpretation Committee, Synod School Committee.
