The Calgary Presbytery
Called to a servant ministry, encouraged to be in loving and just relationship
with one another, with member congregations, with the wider church, and the
world, we provide leadership and resources. Twenty-nine diverse and unique
United Church congregations form the collective known as “Calgary Presbytery."
Our Statement of Faith
We believe in the creating and transforming God whose loving and healing
Spirit revealed in and through Jesus the Christ helps us to live as a community
of faith and witness in the world. Our Primary Focus
We, Calgary Presbytery
and its presbyters, are mandated by the United Church of Canada:
- To be
one court within the United Church Structure
- To have oversight of the
pastoral charges and special ministries
- To promote the religious life
among the people of the pastoral charges and special ministries
We are called to a servant ministry:
- To be in loving and just relationship
with one another, with member congregations, with other courts of the
church, and with the world
- To support, nurture and guide presbyters and
congregations
- To bring before congregations the wider vision and mission
of the church and to help them to find their role within it
- To provide
an official United Church of Canada liaison for public information
- To
facilitate and support ministries in the city of Calgary which are larger
than can be dealt with by individual congregations
- To identify social
needs that have an impact on the people of the Presbytery region, and
to provide leadership and/or coordination
in response to them
Necessary Ingredients for a Good Presbytery
Building Trust and Collegiality and Community:
- through free flowing
information through the freedom to ask questions
- through moving
around to different churches
- through eating together through
providing important materials to read ahead of time
- through
providing time for understanding, background and decision making
- through
maximum participation and decision making by all persons
- through recognizing,
valuing and using the particular gifts of all members
Sharing Congregational Joys and Concerns and finding new insights relevant
to congregational life and work Support and Nurture of Presbyters in their
Work in Presbytery and Congregations Integrative and Relevant Worship
Good Communication with Other Courts of the Church |
