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 …
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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 ordain that Presbyteries shall resume the practice of quinquennial visitation of all charges within their bounds as from May, 1979. So that this may be accomplished in an orderly fashion Presbyteries shall prepare a five-year programme which will be submitted to their Provincial Synods in April …
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 …
The General Assembly drew attention to the question of Linkages as referred to in the Report. They repeal Act XII, 1972 and substitute for it:- “The General Assembly ordain that when a vacancy occurs in a congregation that is not self supporting, and is in proximity to another vacant …
The General Assembly direct that in regard to a minister who has resigned a charge in the Presbyterian Church of Eastern Australia and wishes to be eligible to be called to a charge in the Free Church of Scotland in terms of the Federal Relations Act (No. I of …
The General Assembly approve the recommendation that meantime only Hospital Chaplains, Evangelists and the Director of the International Society for the Evangelization of the Jews be reckoned as having charges for the purpose of a Presbytery’s representation in the General Assembly; and that any future finding of Assembly granting …
The General Assembly repeal Act II 1889 and enact in place thereof :- A Presbytery shall as they may see cause undertake a visitation of any congregation within their bounds in accordance with guidance given in Practice 1912, p. 41, but in the case of prolonged vacancies such a …