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Proposed Amendments:.
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G-1.0400 The radical principles of
Historic
Presbyterian Church Government
Principles and Discipline are:
of Church
That the several different
Government congregations of believers,
taken collectively, constitute
one Church of Christ, called
emphatically the Church, that
a larger part of the Church, or
a representation of it, should
govern
a smaller, or determine
matters
of controversy which arise
therein; that, in like manner,
a representation of the whole should
govern and determine in regard
to every part, and to all parts united:
that is, that a majority shall govern;
and consequently that appeals may be
carried from lower to higher governing
bodies within their Primary Synod
(Auburn or Westminster), til they are
finally decided by the collective wisdom
and united voice of their Primary
Synod (Westminster or Auburn), and
the
PCUSA as a whole, depending upon
the issues being addressed. For these
principles
and this procedure, the
example of the apostles and the practice of
the primitive Church are considered
as authority.
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G-4.0301
The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
Presbyterian reaffirms, within the context
of its
Polity commitment
to basic principles of
Presbyterian polity:
a. The particular churches of the
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) wherever
they are, taken collectively, constitute
one church;
b. The church shall be governed
by
presbyters (elders and ministers
of the Word and Sacrament, traditionally
called ruling and teaching elders);
c. These presbyters, who are aligned
with
the same Primary Synod (Auburn
or Westminster) as their congregation,
shall come together in governing bodies
of
their Primary Synod, (either the
Auburn or Westminster Primary
Synod);
d. Presbyters are not simply to reflect
the
will of the people, but rather to seek
together
to find and represent the will
of
Christ;
e. Decisions shall be reached in
governing
bodies by vote, following
opportunity
for discussion, and a
majority shall govern;
f. The higher governing bodies
of each Primary Synod (Westminster
or
Auburn), shall have the right of
review and control over a lower one
and shall have power to determine
matters of controversy upon reference,
complaint, or appeal;
g. Presbyters are ordained only by
the
authority of a governing body
of the Primary Synod (Auburn or
Westminster) with which their
congregation is aligned.
h. Ecclesiastical jurisdiciton
is
a shared power, to be
exercised
jointly by the
Presbyters gathered in their
respective governing bodies
of their respective Primary
Synod
(Westminster or Auburn)
in accordance with the guidelines
of their Primary Synod, and
this constitution;
i. Governing bodies aligned
with
their Primary Synod
(Auburn
or Westminster) possess
whatever administrative authority
is
necessary to give effect to duties
and powers assigned by the
Constitution of the church.
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G-7.0201 In organizing a particular church,
Constituting
their respective Presbytery, proceeding
Covenant directly or though
a commission, shall
receive applications for membership
in the church--whether by profession
of faith, reaffirmation, or transfer of
membership--from persons wishing to
unite in forming a new congregation.
These persons shall covenant together
as
follows:
We the undersigned, in response to the
grace of God, desire to be constituted as a
church to be known as _______. We promise
and covenant to live together in unity and
to work together in ministry as disciples of
Jesus Christ, bound to him and to one another
as a part of the body of Christ in this place
according to the principles of faith, mission,
and order of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
G-7.0202
a. They shall be declared a constituted
Presbytery congregation
of their respective
Relationship Presbytery, aligned with the same
Primary Synod (Auburn or Westminster)
as their respective Presbytery, and shall
proceed to the election of elders and
deacons, making provision in
cooperation with their respective
Presbytery for their preparation,
examination, ordination, and
installation
b. Their respective Presbytery shall
continue to work closely with the
congregation
in securing pastoral
leadership, in plans for the service
and
witness of the particular church,
in
coordinating its work with other
churches, in counseling concerning
bylaws
for the congregation conforming
to the Constitution of the Presbyterian
Church (U.S.A.), and in giving other
forms of support and encouragement
that will strengthen the mission of the
congregation in the larger life of the
denomination, in accordance with the
guidelines of the Primary Synod
with which they are aligned (Westminster
or Auburn).
G-7.0301 (Unchanged)
G-7.0302 (Unchanged)
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