PSNE
CPM
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
PRESBYTERY OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND
Committee On Preparation For Ministry

Preparing Your Faith Statement

The Book of Order requires candidates to make a brief statement of their personal faith to the presbytery. [G-14.0402 a] These are guidelines, intended to assist in preparing that statement. 
  • The statement is to be limited to one side of one page of paper (8½ x 11).
  • It is to be single spaced.
  • The statement should be a carefully thought out, confessional representation of one's personal beliefs.
  • The statement should include, but not be limited to, the following topics:
    • The Persons and Doctrine of the Trinity.
      The person and work of Jesus Christ.
      The Church.
      The Sacraments.
      The Scriptures.