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 …
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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 …
The General Assembly, seeking to revise the arrangements regarding categories and rolls of ministers, enact and ordain that the following categories and related stipulations shall apply to all ordained ministers of the Free Church of Scotland from the close of this Assembly: 1. General. The Principal Clerk of Assembly …
The General Assembly recognise the desirability of having a range of options available for the provision of ordained pastoral ministry in congregations. They acknowledge the difficulties faced by some congregations in meeting the full ministry levy as set from time to time by the Board of Trustees. Accordingly, they …
The General Assembly recommend to both Deacons’ Courts and Presbyteries that approved mileage expenses be reimbursed at the rate of the current HMRC maximum as follows: Ministers’ Expenses Supply HMRC Rates Minimum First 10,000 miles First 10,000 miles Above 10,000 miles Car 45p* 25p* 30p 30p Motor Bike 24p* …
The General Assembly, desiring that arrangements for applications for an assistant minister be updated and clarified, amend paragraph 2 of Act IX, Class II, 2007 anent Assistantships, to read as follows: Such application shall only be considered from congregations which (1) are able to remit twice the Full Ministry …
The General Assembly direct the Board of Ministry to investigate the possibility of regular study leave for established ministers, with their being able to attend classes at the College in person, and also for personal mentoring by Professors of such ministers attending the College for specific areas of study. …
The General Assembly re-enact the regulations relating to Ministers’ Expenses as follows: 1. The General Assembly ordain that legitimate expenses incurred by ministers or lay preachers in the course of their duties shall be reimbursed, or met directly where appropriate, by their congregations. Such expenses shall include council tax, …