The General Assembly, seeking to update and clarify the regulations for Annual Leave and Leave of Absence for Ministers, enact and ordain as follows: 1.Day of Rest Ministers should ensure that they take at least one day of rest a week. 1.1. Presbyteries. Presbyteries should encourage Ministers to follow …
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The General Assembly appoint a group to study the theology of marriage, separation, and divorce in the life of Ministers and Office-bearers. They declare that the group shall include one representative each from the Board of Ministry, ETS, and the Mission Board, and the Assembly Clerks’ Office, and up …
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 …
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 …
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 further …
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 …