The Commission on Ministry serves as advisor to teaching elders, ruling elders commissioned to pastoral service, certified Christian educators, sessions, and congregations of the Presbytery. The Commission on Ministry oversees the processes for congregations in transitions in pastoral leadership, and guides sessions seeking temporary pastoral relationships.
Commission on Ministry (COM)
Chair: Rev. Erin Howton-Angel
Class of 2023
Rev. Erin Howton-Angel, Allardt
Rev. Sally Hughes, Trinity, Nashville
Rev. Beth McCaw, Southminster, Nashville
Rev. John A. Smith, First Dickson/Ellis Grove, Waverly
RE Shelby Smith, First, Spring Hill
Re Greg Gardner, Woodland, Nashville
Class of 2024
RE Tom Drake, Bellevue, Nashville
RE Carol Foster, First, Fayetteville
RE Bill Patterson, First, Murfreesboro
Rev. Amy Stoker, First, Pulaski
RE Frank Wade, Westminster, Nashville
RE David Wood, First, Nashville
Class of 2025
Rev. Tom Bagley Jr., Normandy, Normandy
Rev. Gary Kelly, Honorably Retired
CP Anne Keener, First, Franklin
Rev. Mark Mueller, The Outreach Foundation
RE Mickey Stueck, First, Lebanon
Rev. Leslie Traylor, Hermitage