The General Assembly direct presbyteries within whose bounds redevelopment charges are located to ensure that adequate support is promised and given to these congregations so that the purpose of redevelopment charges may be properly fulfilled. …
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The General Assembly, noting with concern the increased number of ministers absent from duty for health reasons in recent years, commend them and their families and congregations to the prayers of the Church. They instruct presbyteries to ensure that the requirements of Act XXIV, 2003, with reference to Pastoral …
The General Assembly instruct Presbyteries to identify significant minority groups within their bounds, paying particular but not exclusive attention to impoverished and socially excluded communities and those actively involved in alternative spiritualities and to assist appropriately placed congregations to reach out to such communities. …
The General Assembly deem it appropriate to specify a code of regulations with reference to applications for a seat in a Presbytery from ministers who have demitted their charges. In doing so the General Assembly recognise that the primary consideration is the good of the Church. They therefore ordain …
The General Assembly amend Act 24, 1989 anent Consultation with Presbyteries by the Church Extension and Sustentation Committee as amended by Act 10, Class 2, 2009 anent Consultation with Presbyteries, to read: The General Assembly, considering that the Mission Board should be informed of proposals before Presbyteries affecting charges …
The General Assembly direct each Presbytery of the Church to set up a Strategy Committee to elaborate and maintain a coherent vision for outreach and development within its bounds, or else to assign that responsibility to some other specific committee of presbytery: such a committee being required to report …
The General Assembly receive the Petition from the Synod of North America and grant its crave. They ordain that within the bounds of the Synod of North America it shall be permissible, when Presbytery is duly constituted, for absent members to participate in the proceedings by telephone link-up, except …
The General Assembly enact that there be added to the rule prohibiting a Presbytery from reversing or rescinding any of its decisions (Practice 1964, page 44, 2.1) the following: “This regulation is not strictly applicable to non-judicial proceedings, but in the interests of the orderly conduct of business, recissory …
The General Assembly direct that the Communion Roll being an essential record for the purposes of the election of office-bearers and the election and calling of a minister shall be submitted annually to the Presbytery by all congregations, for examination. The General Assembly recognise that only Congregational Meetings called …
The Commission of Assembly receive and adopt the Report of the Welfare of Youth Committee: they direct that Presbyteries form committees of liaison with the regional authorities: such committees to comprise two members from each Presbytery – preferably the Moderator and Clerk, and the Presbytery whose bounds include the …