The General Assembly ordain that future Quinquennial Visitations of the College shall not be conducted by the College Board since, as part of the governance, the Board is itself subject to the review process. They direct that a Special Review Committee be appointed by the General Assembly to report …
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The General Assembly encourage ministers overseeing student placements to make conscience of supplying constructive criticism about all aspects of the student’s performance to the Professor of Practical Theology. Similarly they enjoin Kirk Sessions of vacant congregations who have a student for pulpit supply to be diligent in completing the …
The General Assembly instruct the College Board to enable staff to undertake continued professional development programmes. …
The General Assembly, noting the omission in the text of Act XXXVII, 2005, repeal that Act and substitute therefore the following: The General Assembly repeal Act XXVII, 2000 (Act anent College Endowment Fund) and declare the College Endowment Fund a separate fund from the College Fund. They authorise the …
1. The General Assembly welcome the continued cooperation of MTW workers with congregations of the Free Church of Scotland and express their gratitude for the dedication shown. 2. The General Assembly receive and adopt the Cooperative Agreement as drawn up by the Committee in consultation with Dr Thomas Courtney. …
The General Assembly instruct Presbyteries to identify significant minority groups within their bounds, paying particular but not exclusive attention to impoverished and socially excluded communities and those actively involved in alternative spiritualities and to assist appropriately placed congregations to reach out to such communities. …
The General Assembly endorse the view of the Stewardship and Policy Committee that the use of non-elders as advisers to committees is a constitutionally and biblically sound practice. Where non-elders are appointed to committees as a result of their ex officio positions in the Church they are to be …
The General Assembly direct that the following be added to Standing Orders as Standing Order II.8: That in regard to returns from Presbyteries to any Overture transmitted to them under the Barrier Act the total number of Presbyteries in the Church shall constitute the appropriate base for calculating a …