The General Assembly endorse the Board’s plan to support growth through a change to the remittances scheme. They declare that the congregational fixed allowance be reduced from £25,000 to £23,000, and that the fixed allowance for assistant ministers be reduced from £15,000 to £14,000, effective 1st January 2018. The …
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The General Assembly recognise the importance of planning over a longer time horizon. They instruct Boards and Committees to work with the Board of Trustees to produce budget schedules for 2018, 2019 and 2020. They also instruct Presbyteries to work closely with the Mission Board and formulate strategic plans …
The General Assembly authorise the Board of Ministry to study and review the practice and procedure followed in ordinations and inductions, the commitments required of ordinands, and the way in which that commitment may continue to be expressed and confessed with a view to upholding and supporting ministers of …
The General Assembly direct the Assembly Clerks to widen the group of those eligible for selection as Moderator-designate of the Assembly to include any minister with over ten years’ experience in the Free Church ministry and who has experience of moderating a Presbytery or chairing a board or committee …
The General Assembly instruct the Mission Board to arrange and coordinate a day of prayer and fasting across the Church on St Andrew’s Day each year. …
The General Assembly, seeking to revise and update its legislation regarding the Church’s ecumenical relations, re-constitute the Ecumenical Relations Committee and enact as follows: Remit: The Ecumenical Relations Committee will promote, foster and develop relations with other denominations and like-minded believers in seeking the propagation of the gospel and …
The General Assembly approve in principle the use of electronic voting at future Assemblies. They instruct the Assembly Clerks to make suitable arrangements to introduce this at the 2018 Assembly, subject to the costs involved being approved by the Board of Trustees. …