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 …
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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, 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 …
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 …
1. The General Assembly endorse the proposals relating to the modification of its committee structure contained in the report of the Board of Trustees. They enact that from May 2014 the work of the Assembly between their meetings shall be prosecuted by the following committees and boards: 1.1 Board …
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, recognising the responsibility of the Church to the whole of Scotland and being aware that there are many large areas not served by the Free Church or by any Church fully committed to Reformed standards, resolve to plan and initiate a programme of evangelism and Church …
The General Assembly, recognising the need for the Church to reduce its expenditure in Centrally Supported Ministries, and also that Presbyteries may wish to subsidise ministries within their bounds in order to secure their immediate future, hereby approve the establishment of a Locally Subsidised Charge as a means of …
The General Assembly re-enact the regulations for Annual Leave and Leave of Absence for Ministers in Pastoral Charges for reasons other than Illness as follows: Absence from duty under this Act will fall into three categories as follows: (1) Annual Leave; (2) Compassionate Leave; (3) Special Leave. 1. Annual …
The General Assembly re-enact the regulations relating to the management of absence due to illness for ministers in pastoral charges as follows: 1. Short-term Absence 1.1 All illness in excess of seven consecutive days shall be reported to the Presbytery Clerk and a medical certificate shall be provided. The …