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, recognising that Presbyteries and Congregations may wish to employ suitable persons to supplement the Church’s gospel ministry at a local level, and seeking to regulate such ministry in the Church, enact and ordain as follows: The following definitions apply for the purpose of this Act: 1.Ministry …
The General Assembly direct that when vacancies arise for the position of Presbytery Clerks, new appointments are made in consultation with the Assembly Clerks’ Office. They instruct the Assembly Clerks’ Office to arrange basic training for Presbytery Clerks on their appointment. They further instruct that Presbytery Clerks should be …
The General Assembly note that from time-to-time, Presbyteries of the Church have delegated powers to their Clerk or to a Committee of Presbytery to set a date for anticipated business requiring an in hunc effectum meeting of Presbytery. The General Assembly declare that a Presbytery may agree in principle …
The General Assembly affirm the sanctity of the Lord’s Day according to the scriptures and the doctrinal standards of this Church. They remind Church courts to avoid all unnecessary meetings on the Lord’s Day particularly where business is of a routine or purely administrative nature. Church Courts may meet …
The General Assembly declare that in all future examinations of records, the attestation will be in the form of an extract of the proceedings of the General Assembly or its Commissions to Presbytery Clerks. They also declare that this form of attestation be used regarding the records of General …
Number 23 of Class 2 The General Assembly, seeking to revise and update arrangements and procedures regarding the application process to become a Candidate for Free Church Ministry and oversight and support of such Candidates before they are licensed to preach the gospel, enact and ordains as follows:The General …
Number 18 of Class 2The General Assembly instruct Presbyteries to send in their accounts to the Central Office finance team each year. …