of a Minister or an Assistant Minister from work due to ill-health, enact and ordain as follows: A. ABSENCE UP TO TWENTY-SIX WEEKS 1. Absence of Over Seven-days. Absence from work due to illness for more than seven consecutive days shall be reported to the Presbytery Clerk and a …
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The General Assembly, recognising the responsibility of the Church to the whole of Scotland, and being aware that there are many large areas and populations not served by the Free Church or by any other denomination fully committed to the preaching of the gospel and Reformed standards, resolve to …
The General Assembly thank the members of the Project Management Group for their service and dedicated effort in bringing forward revised and improved procedures for the discipline of Officer-bearers in the Church. They approve the Board’s decision to bring the ongoing work of reviewing the practices and procedures of …
The General Assembly approve the appointment of a Board of Ministry Officer/Coordinator to support the Board of Ministry in fulfilling all aspects of its remit. They direct that the initial appointment be on a part-time basis and for a two-year period with the appointment to be reviewed by the Board of Ministry in consultation with the …
1. The General Assembly establish a Legal Action Review Group to review instances where legal action is taken against an Office-bearer of the Church in connection with their Office, in which religious liberty and the spiritual independence of the Church may be the central issue. 1.1. Membership. The Review …
The General Assembly establish a Christian Education Group as a sub-group of the Board of Trustees for an initial two-year period. The remit of the sub-group will be: 1.To discuss and respond to ongoing developments in Education in Scotland, particularly as it relates to Christian worldview, Relationship, Sexual Health, …
The General Assembly, desiring to revise and update the terms of the Cooperative Agreement with Mission to the World set out in Act 34, Class 2, 2006, enact and ordain as follows: Agreement for Cooperation and Relationship between the Free Church of Scotland of Scotland and Mission to the …
The General Assembly, seeking to revise and update the terms of appointment of the Media Officer, enact and ordain as follows: 1.General Requirements. The Media Officer shall be a Minister or Elder of the Free Church of Scotland. 1.1 The Media Officer shall be an effective communicator, comfortable …
The General Assembly, recognising the need for the Church to protect its doctrinal and historical position, and its role in assessing and approving candidates for the full-time pastoral ministry, enact and ordain as follows: A.GENERAL 1.The Purpose. Presbyteries are reminded that the purpose of the examination is to ascertain …
A. AS TO REPRESENTATION OF PRESBYTERIES 1. That all Commissions, transmitted to the Clerk of Assembly, shall be revised by him, in so far as regards their regularity in point of form, and that the Clerk shall prepare a Report on the subject and submit the same to the …