The General Assembly enact and ordain as follows to contribute to the pastoral care of Ministers and their families. 1.Board Pastoral Team. The General Assembly instruct the Board of Ministry to appoint a team to assist the Board in fulfilling its responsibility to provide pastoral care for ministers and …
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The General Assembly, recognising the pressures of the work of full-time ministry, and desiring to update and revise arrangements for the support of ministers and their wives and families, enact and ordain as follows to coordinate with the work of the Board of Ministry and its Pastoral Team: 1.Presbytery …
1. The General Assembly, seeking to clarify and update the legislation governing the retirement of Ministers, enact and ordain as follows: 1. Retirement. For a Minister inducted to a charge, or appointed to a full-time or part-time post the following rules apply: 1.1. Retirement shall normally be at State …
The General Assembly, seeking to update the legislation relating to travelling expenses, preaching fees, and resident supply, enact and ordain as follows: 1. Travelling expenses. Travelling and accommodation expenses incurred when carrying out duties for the Church shall be paid by the relevant body. 1.1. Boards and Committees. Expenses …
The General Assembly, seeking to revise the arrangements regarding categories and records of ministers, enact and ordain that the following rolls and related stipulations shall apply to all ordained ministers and probationers of the Free Church of Scotland. A, ROLLS OF MINISTERS 1.Roll A – Ministers with Charges. …
The General Assembly note the advice of the Board of Ministry on the need for Continuous Professional Development in the ministry (CPD). The General Assembly enact as follows: 1. The General Assembly direct that all serving ministers commit to ongoing learning and Continuous Professional Development (CPD), to refresh and …
The General Assembly, with the consent of Presbyteries, desiring arrangements regarding the Sustentation Fund be clarified and updated, enact and ordain as follows: Congregations 1.1 A Sustentation Fund Schedule, drawn up by the Mission Board, shall be filled up on behalf of each congregation seeking to be given …
WHEREAS it has become necessary, in consequence of the late change in the outward condition of the Church, to amend the Questions and Formula to be used at the licensing of Probationers, and the ordination of Deacons, Elders, and Ministers respectively, the General Assembly, with consent of a majority …
The General Assembly instruct the Board of Ministry to arrange for the on-going training of ministers as follows: 1. The Board of Ministry shall arrange for an In-Service Training Conference to be held each year. Ministers shall be required to attend once every three years. 2. Each Presbytery shall …