The General Assembly instruct any congregation, committee or board to make early contact with the Church’s Compliance Officer for advice when considering employing any person from outside the European Union, whether in a paid or unpaid role and regardless of the length of stay. The General Assembly, considering there …
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1. The General Assembly instruct any congregation, committee or board to make early contact with the Church’s Compliance Officer for advice when considering employing any person from outside the European Union, whether in a paid or unpaid role and regardless of the length of stay. 2. The General Assembly …
The General Assembly support the proposal to establish a Development Fund utilising a portion of the funds allocated for home mission to be distributed by the Home Missions Board in accordance with its strategy for the promotion of ministry and mission. They instruct the Home Missions Board to move …
The General Assembly remind both congregational courts and Presbyteries of their obligations to ensure compliance with all employment legislation pertaining to any persons they may engage or appoint on a contract basis. Accordingly they instruct them to ensure compliance with all appropriate employment legislation, and to have in place …
The General Assembly direct that extract minutes from the General Assembly to Presbyteries, Kirk Sessions and Deacons’ Courts, be made known to all members of the relevant Court, the means to achieve this to be left to the discretion of the Courts themselves. …
The General Assembly endorse the following recommendations of the Board of Trustees aimed at improving the effectiveness of Presbyteries. The General Assembly instruct Presbyteries to give careful consideration to these with a view to implementation where appropriate. 1. Devotions, Fellowship and Pastoral Concern At meetings of Presbytery: – Two …
The General Assembly welcome the proposal that Presbyteries ought to place on their agenda following each meeting of Committees and Boards an item where those representing the Presbytery would give a report on the important business conducted at these Committees and Boards. The General Assembly call on all Presbyteries …
The General Assembly direct all Presbyteries, Boards and Committees of the Church to seek ways of encouraging ministers and elders to take up a cause for which they have vision and enthusiasm and which they would wish to promote at the Assembly. …
The General Assembly ordain that it shall not be competent for Presbyteries to meet during Monday to Thursday of those weeks in March and October when the Commission of Assembly is appointed to meet or the week in June appointed for Assembly committees except for urgent business. …
The General Assembly instruct Presbyteries, through their Pastoral Committees, to take responsibility for ensuring that regular consultation is engaged in with ministers affected by questions of financial sustainability. They further instruct that such consultation shall include examination of the ministerial gifts and full exploration of options matching these gifts …