• 9.1 The Committee on Representation exists to
  • guide the presbytery on matters of inclusion, participation, and representation at all levels of church leadership and decision making in accordance with the Book of Order;
  • advise Presbytery Council concerning diversity in employment of personnel and mid council and church leadership;
  • work to support, move, and transform the church from within using a variety of strategies, including data-based storytelling, offering advice and counsel, consulting in brainstorming, and future-visioning processes of the Church; and
  • promote the principle of “Unity in Diversity” from the Foundations of Presbyterian Polity (F-1.0403) which is referenced 12 times, including in the nominating process. This repetition emphasizes the committee’s level commitment in the life and witness of the presbytery and the Presbyterian Church.
• 9.2 The Committee on Representation consists of 3 classes with 3 members in each class representing the broad racial, ethnic, generational, gender, disability, geographical, and theological diversity of the presbytery.
  • be in relationship with the community of Grace Presbytery and the leadership and staffing needs of its committees.
• 9.3 Members of the committee should:
  • be in relationship with the community of Grace Presbytery and the leadership and staffing needs of its committees.
  • have an open mind, a sense of humility, listening ears, and be curious about the Church’s engagement in the world around them.
  • be willing and able to continue to learn and grow through training and education as recommended by the committee.

A commission is empowered to consider and conclude matters referred to it by a council. The designating council shall state specifically the scope of the commission’s powers and any restrictions on those powers. (G-3.0109)