Development & Social Services

Development and Social Services

The Director of Development and Social Services shall:

a) be responsible to the Clerk of the Presbytery.

b) coordinate the work of the Committees under this Department and submit regular reports to the Presbytery Council.

(c) serve on other Committees or bodies of the Church as may be prescribed.

(d) on the basis of the recommendations of the appropriate Committees,

 (i) advise on the determination of the overall policy for the running of the health institutions, i.e., the mobilization, allocation, and management of resources- human, financial, physical, etc., and the creation of new units.

(ii) expose Church members to entrepreneurial skills and rudimentary business management methods to encourage viable self-employment among the youth.

(iii) advise the Presbytery on matters concerning agricultural programs, and on the determination of the overall policies for the running of such programs;

(iv) organize workshops, seminars, and training courses on issues relevant to health, entrepreneurship, and agricultural programs; and

(e) perform any other functions that the Clerk of the Presbytery may assign from time to time.