Here is a list of acronyms that will help you to decipher some of the abbreviations used in this blog:

PPC – Peace Presbyterian Church

SC – Search Committee, the committee elected by the session to find a Pastor.

MIF – Ministry Information Form, the form which a church fills out during the search process which describes the position they are seeking to fill and the information necessary to help match potential candidates
PIF – Personal Information Form, the form which teaching elders and candidates fill out to share who they are and in what sorts of ministerial positions they would be willing to serve.

CLC – Church Leadership Connection, the form which a church fills out during the search process which describes the position they are seeking to fill and the information necessary to help match potential candidates

COM – Committee on Ministry, the Presbytery entity charged with the responsibility of helping churches find teaching elders and teaching elders find churches.

TE – Teaching Elder, formerly “minister” or “minister of the Word and Sacrament.”