Regarding Ruling Elders Collection
Regarding Ruling Elders articles began monthly publication in early 2014. These articles lift up the specific responsibilities within the calling of ruling elders while also providing an opportunity to reflect upon how they are lived out, including the spiritual life of leaders. These archives are available here arranged by topic and by series.
Revisiting the Fundamentals | 2026
Along with teaching elders, ruling elders are called to ministry with responsibilities in several areas of the life of the church, including exercising leadership, governance, spiritual discernment, and discipline. These articles explore some of these foundational roles allowing opportunities for reflection, education, exploration, and prayer.
Rooted: The Foundations of Presbyterian Polity | 2025
As the first section of the PC(USA) Book of Order, the Foundations of Presbyterian Polity, provides a vision of what the church is, and thus what the PC(USA) collectively is to be. Central to the vision is mission — the mission of God and the mission of the church and the relationship between the two. Central to our who we are as Presbyterians, the Foundations of Presbyterian Polity article series provides an opportunity for exploration and reflection for ruling elders.
Discern and Measure | 2023-24
Alternating months with "Embracing Our Varied Gifts" beginning January 2023, this series focuses on the ways ruling elders discern and measure the life of a congregation through the ministry of members (G-1.0304, PC(USA) Book of Order).
Embracing Our Varied Gifts | 2023-24
Alternating months with "Discern and Measure" beginning February 2023, this series shares stories about how ruling elders are using their call and gifts as they move about within and beyond the walls of the congregation.
Coming Alive in Christ | 2022
Using the resource: Coming Alive in Christ: Training for PC(USA) Ruling Elders and Deacons based on the Constitutional Questions, this series focused on each of these questions from the PC(USA) Book of Order asked of ruling elders upon ordination and installation
Year of Leader Formation | 2021
As Christians, we are in a continuous process of growth in relationship with God, each other, and self. This is also true of those who have been called to service in the ordered ministries of the church. 2021 focused on this formation for ruling elders through their qualities of leadership.
Spiritual Leaders | April 2017 - April 2019
Ruling Elders as Spiritual Leaders - a two year focus on lifting up the spiritual leadership of ruling elders