The General Assembly ordain that when members of the Free Church of Scotland are absent from their home congregations on the Church’s Overseas business their names may be retained on the Communion Roll of their home congregations but on a special “non-active” list which will be ignored for ecclesiastical …
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The General Assembly direct that the category “An ordained Minister . . . without a pastoral charge”, (Practice 1912, page 2) be understood to include a Minister in a position, which; although it is not under the care of a Kirk Session, is recognised as equivalent to a pastoral …
The General Assembly repeal Act X, 1909 and ordain that henceforth professors be eligible as commissioners to the General Assembly only as ministers. …
The General Assembly repeal Act XIV 1972, and approve the following Regulations governing the appointment and employment of Resident Lay Preachers, and the Procedures in Applications for the services of Resident Lay Preachers:- A. APPOINTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT. REGULATIONS GOVERNING APPOINTMENT AND EMPLOYMENT OF RESIDENT LAY PREACHERS. 1. A Resident, …
The General Assembly direct the Senatus in consultation with the Training of the Ministry Committee, to draw up an internal code of discipline for all students and to ensure that all students abide by it. The General Assembly ordain that in matters relating to the discipline of extradenominational students …
The General Assembly ordain that the Finance, Law and Advisory Committee, in fulfilling the directive of the 1978 General Assembly to monitor the relative precentages of the headings of Church expenditure and to report these percentages annually to the General Assembly, shall in the case of the heading relating …
1. (a) The General Assembly authorise the Senatus to admit extra-denominational students to the College and to supervise their course, and also to admit at its discretion students who wish to study in a purely private capacity. (b) The General Assembly instruct the Senatus to consider with great care …
The General Assembly direct that the high qualifications traditionally required of students training for the Free Church ministry be maintained, and, accordingly, that the Free Church College be retained in its present form or as near to it as circumstances will permit. The General Assembly approve a Constitution for …