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Proposed Amendments
Presbyteries
G-11.0407
G-11.0407
(unchanged)
Rolls
G-11-0408 A minister of the Word and Sacrament
Validated who is an active member of their
Ministries Presbytery
which is aligned with their
Primary Synod (Auburn or Westminster)
may
be engaged (1) in a validated
ministry within congregations of their
Primary
Synod (Westminster or Auburn);
(2) in a validated ministry in other
service to their Primary Synod and
the greater church; (3) in a validated
ministry in service beyond the
jurisdiction of their Primary Synod
and the PCUSA; or may be (4)
homorably retired.
11.0409 An active member engaged in a
Service in validated ministry within congregations
Congregations
of their Primary Synod, (Auburn or
of This Church Westminster), shall serve a
particular church or chuches
as pastor, co-pastor, designated
pastor, designated co-pastor,
designated associate pastor,
interim pastor, interim associate
pastor, or organizing pastor, as
provided by the requirements and
guidelines
of their Primary Synod
(Westminster or Auburn)
11.0410 An active member engaged in a
In
Other validated ministry in other service
Service of to
their Primary Synod (Auburn or
This Church Westminster), shall serve as a staff
member of their respective Presbytery
to an organization related to their
Primary Synod (Westminster or
Auburn); or as a minister serviing
an organization sponsored by
two or more denominations
and sponsored by their Primary
Synod (Auburn or Westminster);
or in a specialized ministry; or for
an interdenominational agency
sponsored by their Primary
Synod
(Westminster or Auburn)
as a partner in mission in
connection with a church outside
the United States of America
Before entering upon such
service,
the minister shall
request and obtain the
approval of their Primary
Synod (Auburn or Westminster)
Changes
in terms of the call
or dissolution of the relationship
shall be reported to their Presbytery.
G-11.0411 An active member engaged in a
In Service
validated ministry in service beyond
Beyond the the jurisdiction of their Primary Synod
Jurisdiction (Auburn
or Westminster) and the
of the PCUSA, may be engaged in a
Church
ministerial calling consonant with
the
mission of their Primary Synod
(Westminster
or Auburn) in an
organization, agency, or institution
in which the PCUSA has no official
participation, or they may serve
temporarily as pastor or in some other
capacity in another denomination, and
may,
with the approval of their Primary
Synod
(Auburn or Westminster)
accept ministerial membership in
that church for the period of service
without forfeiting his or her membership
within
their Primary Synod (Westminster
or Auburn) or in the PCUSA. Before
entering upon such service the minister
shall request permission of their
Primary Synod (Auburn or Westminster)
The Committee on Ministry of their
Primary Synod (Westminster or
Auburn)
shall make a thorough
review of the proposed ministerial
function and report its recommendations
to their Primary Synod (Westminster or
Auburn).
The committee shall determine
and report whether the service complies
with
all of the criteria of their Primary
Synod (Auburn or Westminster). If
their Primary Synod (Westminster or
Auburn) grants their permission, such
permission shall be subject to review
and renewal annually.
G-11.0412
Honorably
(Unchanged)
Retired
Presbytery
Membership of (Unchanged)
Honorably
Retired
Members
G-11.0413
Members-at- (Unchanged)
Large and
Inactive Members
G-11.0414
Release from the a. (Unchanged)
Exercise of
Ordained Office
Discontinuance
of Functions b. (Unchanged)
Desire to be
Restored c. (Unchanged)
G-11.0415
Minister to be a. (Unchanged)
plased on
Inactive
Roll
Within Other b. (Unchanged)
Bounds
G-11.0416
Minister Joining When a minister of this church
Another
continues or accepts membership
Denomination of any character in another
denomination, except as provided
by the express policies and
guidelines
of their Primary Synod
(Auburn or Westminster), the
presbytery shall record the fact,
delete the minister's names from
the roll, and take such other action
of an administrative character as
may be required by the Constitution.
G-11.0500
5. Committee on Ministry
G-11.0501 a. Each presbytery
of their respective
Nature and Primary Synod (Westminster
or Auburn)
Membership shall elect a committee on ministry
to serve as pastor and counselor
to the ministers and Certified Christian
Educators of their Presbytery, in
accordance with directives and
guidelines
of their Primary Synod
(Auburn or Westminster), and to
facilitate the relations between
congregations, ministers, and
Certified Christian Educators
within
their Presbytery in
accordance with guidance from
their Primary Synod (Westminster
or Auburn), and to settle differences
on behalf of the Presbytery when
possible and expedient.
Membership, b. This committee shall
consist of
Terms and equal numbers of elders and
Quorum ministers with a membership
of
at least six. Its quorum shall be
set by their Primary Synod
(Auburn
or Westminster) and
shall be at least a majority of
the
membership of the committee.
No member shall be elected for
a term of more than three years,
nor shall a member serve for
consecutive terms, either full or
partial, aggregating more than
six years. A member having
served a total of six years shall
be
ineligible for reelection for
at least one year.
G-11.0502 The Committee
on Ministry shall
Responsibilities serve their Presbytery and their
Committee respective Primary Synod (Auburn or
on Ministry
Wesminster), in the following
ways:
a. It shall visit regularly and
consult with each minister of their
Presbytery. It shall report to
the
Presbytery annually the type
of
work in which each minister of
their repsective Presbytery is
engaged.
b. It shall make recommendations
to their respective Presbytery regarding
calls for the services of its ministers,
in accordance with the guidelines of
their respective Primary Synod
(Westminster or Auburn). Every call
for
the services of a minister or
candidate in a pastoral relationship
shall
be placed in the Committee's
hands, in accordance with guidelines
from their respective Primary Synod
(Auburn or Westminster). This shall be
presented by the Committee to their
respective Presbytery along with
a report as to the call being considered
with
a recommendation as to whether the
particular call should be placed in the
hands of the minister or candidate.
Every request by a
minister or candidate for their
respective Presbytery's approval
of a task appropriate to their ministry,
though not a pastoral relaionship
to a particular church, shall be made
by the minister or candidate through
the committee and shall be reported
by it to their respective Presbytery
with recommendation for their
Presbytery's action in accordance
with guidelines from their Primary
Synod (Westminster or Auburn).
c. The Committee shall visit with each
session within their respective Presbytery
at least once every three years,
discussing with them the mission
and ministry of their Presbytery and
Primary
Synod (Westminster or Auburn)
encouraging
the full participation
of each session and congregation
in the life and work of their respective
Presbytery and Primary Synod
(Auburn or Westminster), and of
the
larger church family.
d. The Committee shall counsel with
churches regarding calls for permanent
pastoral
relations, visiting and
counseling with every committee
elected
to nominate a pastor or
associate
pastor, in accordance
with guidelines from their Primary
Synod
(Westminster or Auburn)
It shall advise the committee
regarding the merits, availability
and suitabilitiy of any candidate or
minister whose name is contemplated
for nomination to the congregation,
in accordance to guidance from their
Primary Synod (Auburn or Westminster).
The
Committee shall have the privilege
of suggesting names of candidates. No
call
to a permanent pastoral relationship
shall be in order for consideration by
their
respective Presbytery unless the
church has received and considered
the committee's counsel, in accordance
with guidelines
from their Primary Synod
(Westminster or Auburn), before action
is taken to issue the call. A call to a
permanent pastoral relationship shall
not be issued until it has been approved
by their respective Presbyery, in accordance
with guidelines from their Primary Synod
(Auburn or Westminster). In the case
of a church receiving aid in supporting
a
pastor, it shall confer with both the
church and that agency of their respective
Presbytery charged with arranging such
aid
before it shall recommend to their
respective Presbytery that a call to such
church be placed in the hands of a minister.
This must be done in accordance with
the
guidelines of their Primary Synod
(Westminster or Auburn).
The proper agency of their respective
Presbytery
shall present to the committee
a
statement of their Presbytery's
anticipated support of a pastor, which shall
be attached to the call of the church.
e. The
Committee shall counsel with churches
regarding the advisability of calling a designated
pastor in accordance with guidelines of their Primary
Primary Synods, (Auburn or Westminster).
f. The Committee shall counsel with sessions
regarding stated supplies, interim pastors, interim
co-pastors, interim associate pastors, and
temporary supplies available in their
Primary
Synod (Westminster or Auburn).
When a church is without a pastor, it
shall provide a list of pastors, commissioned
lay pastors, and qualified lay persons who
have been trained and commissioned by
their respective Primary Synod (Auburn
or Westminster) to supply vacant pulpits.
Concurrance of their respective Presbytery
through
its Committee on Ministry is required
when a session issues an invitation,
(temporary call), to an interim pastor,
interim
co-pastor, or interim associate
pastor, as provided by guidlines from
their Primary Synod, (Westminster or
Auburn).
g. The Committee shall provide for the
implementation of equal opportunities for ministers
and candidates without regard to race, ethnic
origin,
sex, age, marital status, or
disability, in accordance to guidelines from
their Primary Synod (Auburn or Westminster).
h. Their Primary Synod (Westminster
of Auburn) and respective Presbytery
may grant the committee authority
to approve calls to churches, to
approve and
present calls for services
of ministers, to approve the examination
of ministers transferring from other
Presbyteries within their Primary Synod
(Auburn or Westminster), to dissolve
the pastoral relationship in cases where
the congregation and pastor concur, the
Committee can grant permission for pastors
to labor within or outside
the bounds of the Presbytery, and to
dismiss ministers to other Presbyteries
within
the same Primary Synod
(Westminster of Auburn), or to
the other Primary Synod (Auburn
or Westminster) with the provision that
such actions be reported to the next
stated meeting of the Presbytery.
i. The Committee shall serve as an
instrument
of their respective Presbytery for
promoting the peace and harmony
of the churches, especially in regard to
matters arising out of the relations
between ministers and churches. Its
purpose shall be to mediate differences
and reconcile persons, to the end that
the difficulties may be corrected by the
session of that church if possible, that
the welfare of the particular church may
be strengthened, that the unity of the
body
of Christ may be made manifest.
j. It shall exercise discretion in
determining when to take cognizance
of information concerning difficulties
within
a church, proceeding with the
following steps:
(1) It may take the initiative to bring
information which has come to
the
attention of the session of
the appropriate church involved,
counseling with the session as to the
appropriate actions to be taken in
correcting the reported difficulties.
(2) It may offer its help as a
mediator in case the session either
finds itself unable to settle the problems
peaceably
or takes no steps toward
settlement.
(3)
It may act to correct the difficulties
if requested to do so by the parties
concerned, or if this authority is
expressly granted by their respective
Presbytery and their Primary Synod
(Westminster or Auburn), for the
specific case or set of facts.
When so doing, the committee shall
always hold hearings which afford
procedural safeguards as in cases of
process, following the procedures
outlined in the Rules of Discipline.
G-11.0503
The committee shall be open to
Open
communication at all times with the
Communication ministers, elders who are members
of the sessions within their
respective
Presbytery, and Certified
Christian Educators within the
bounds of their respective
Presbytery who are aligned with the
same
Primary Synod
(Auburn or Westminster)
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