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Proposed Amendments.
G-14.0406
(Unchanged)
Ordination
Recorded
G-14.0501 a.
(Unchanged)
Pastors, Co-
Pastors, and
Associate
Pastors
Pastor or
b. A pastor or associate shall
Associate be elected
by the vote of the
Pastor congregation
and the relationship
between them shall be established
by
their respective Presbytery,
aligned with the same Primary
Synod (Auburn or Westminster)
as the congregation. The call
extended to a pastor or
associate pastor shall be
approved by their respective
Presbytery and cannot be
changed except by consent
of their respective Presbytery
at the request of the pastor or
associate pastor, or at the request
of the church by action of the
congregation.
Co-Pastors c. Co-pastors are ministers who are
called and installed with equal
responsibility for pastoral ministry.
Each shall be considered a pastor
and they may share duties within
the congregation as agreed upon
by
the session and approved by
their respective Presbytery, aligned
with the same Primary Synod
(Westminster or Auburn), as
the congregation. When a particular
church has two pastors serving as
co-pastors and the relationship
of one of them is dissolved, the
other remains as pastor of the
church.
Cannot d. (Unchanged)
immediately
succeed the
Pastor
Designated e. A designated
pastor, associate
Pastor pastor,
or co-pastor(s) is a minister
of the Word and Sacrament approved
by the Committee on Ministry to be
elected for a term of not less than two
years
nor more than four years by the
vote of the congregation. The
relationship shall be established
by
their respective Presbytery
aligned with the same Primary
Synod (Auburn or Westminster) as
the congregation. Such a pastor,
associate pastor, or co-pastor(s)
shall be nominated by the
congregation's pastor Nominating
Committee
only form among those
designated by the Committee on
Ministry, of their respective Presbytery
which is aligned with the same Primary
Synod (Westminster or Auburn)
as the congregation. The congregation
and the minister both must volunteer
to
be considered for a designated
term relationship. Such a call may
be established only with the prior
concurrance of the Committee on
Ministry of their respective Presbytery,
aligned with the same Primary
Synod (Auburn or Westminster) as
the
congregation. The terms of the
call shall be approved by their
respective Presbytery. The minister
shall be installed by their respective
Presbytery. When the minister is
pastor, he or she shall be moderator
of the session. If there has been an
open search process conducted by the
Committee
on Ministry and after two
years of the designated pastor
relationship, upon the concurrance
of the Committee on Ministry, the
designated pastor, and the session,
acting in place of the Pastor
Nominating Committee for the
single
purpose of calling the designated
pastor as pastor, a congregational
meeting
may be held to call the designated
pastor as pastor. The session, with the
concurrance of the Committee on
Ministry, may call a congregational
meeting to elect a pastor Nominating
Committee
to conduct a full pastoral
search
or to prosecute the call to the
designated pastor to become pastor.
The
action of the congregation shall
be
reported to their respective Presbytery
if
the congregation action is affirmative
their
respective Presbytery after voting
to approve the new pastoral relationship,
shall install the designated pastor as
pastor.
G-14.0502 a. (Unchanged)
Election of a
Pastor
Work of the b. (Unchanged)
Committee
Report of c.
When the committee is ready to
the report,
it shall notify the session, which
Committee shall call a congregational meeting,
giving
public notice as required, for the
purpose of acting on the report of the
nominating committee. The same
procedure shall be followed in the
selection of an associate pastor.
The
action of the congregation, if
favorable, shall be presented to their
respective Presbytery aligned with
the same Primary Synod (Auburn or
Westminster) for its concurrence. If
their respective Presbytery concurs,
it shall make arrangements for the
minister's installation. A call to the
permanent pastoral relationship shall
not be issued until it has been
approved by their respective
Presbytery, aligned with the
same Primary Synod (Westminster
or Auburn), as the congregation.
G-14.0503 a. (Unchanged)
Congregational
Meeting
Vote by b.
(Unchanged)
Ballot
G-14.0504 When two or more churches, aligned
Larger with the same Primary Synod
Parish
(Auburn or Westminster) that were
established
by their respective
Presbytery
(Westminster or Auburn)
as a larger parish, unit in calling
a pastor, the call must specify
the support promised by each
church. With the approval of
their respective Presbytery,
aligned with the same Primary
Synod as the congregations
(Auburn or Westminster), such
a call may be issued by a larger
parish council providing for the
approval of the churches given in
properly called meetings of the
congregations, for payment of
a total salary from a common
parish treasury along with an
explanation of the financial
agreement between the
churches of the parish, and for
the annual review of the pastor's
salary
by the parish by the parish
council with provision for a vote
thereon
by each congregation. When
such a call has been issued by a
parish council, and approved by the
Presbytery, each participating church
shall be obligated to continue its
financial
support of the parish for the
duration of the pastorate, unless
excused by the other participating
churches with the approval of their
respective Presbytery. The call must
specify the minister is called to be
pastor (associate pastor) of the
churches
constituting the parish.
G-14.0505 On the election of a pastor (associate
Dissent pastor), if it appears that a substantial
minority of the voters are averse to the
nominee who has received a majority of
the votes, and that they cannot be
persuaded to concur in the call, the
moderator shall recommend to the
majority that they not prosecute the
call. If the congregation is nearly
unanimous, or if the majority insists
upon their right to call a pastor
(assocaite pastor), the moderator shall
forward the call to the their respective
Presbytery aligned with the same
Primary Synod (Westminster or
Auburn), certifying the number of
those
who do not concur in the
call, and any other facts of
importance. The moderator
shall also inform the person being
called
of the nature and circumstances
of
the decision.
G-14.0506 a. Persons shall be elected by the
The Call vote
of the congregation to sign
the call and to present and prosecute
the call before their respective
Presbytery, aligned with the same
Primary Synod (Auburn or
Westminster), as the congregation,
The
moderator of the meeting
shall certify to the respective
Presbytery that those signing
the
call were properly elected
and that the call was in all
respects prepared as constitutionally
required.
G-14.0506 b. (Unchanged)
The Call
G-14.0506 c. The call shall specify all and
Allowances
only those allowances and amounts
and Amounts which are undertaken as part of the
call. If the minister is obligated
to
fulfull ministry commitments
during a period of pastoral service,
an agreement between the minister
and
the calling agency may be added
to the terms of the call for that
obligation and potential mobilization
of the minister, and become an
element in the terms of call when
approved by their respective Presbytery
If the call is for less than full time,
the precise terms of the contract shall
be indicated.
G-14.0506 d. The certification by the moderator
Certification shall be as follows:
Having moderated the congregational
meeting which extended a call to
(Name) _____________ for ministerial
services, I do certify that the call has
been made in all respects according
to the rules laid down by their
Primary Synod (Westminster or
Auburn) and that persons who
signed the foregoing call were
authorized to do so by vote of
the
_________________________
Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
(signed)________________________
Moderator of the Meeting
G-14.0506 e. The terms of the call
shall always
Minimum provide for compensation that meets
Requirements
or exceeds any minimum requriements
of their respective Presbytery in effect
when
the call is made and shall thereafter
be adjusted annually as required to conform
to such requirement. Their respective
Presbytery may prepare a standard form
for terms of call or adopt a model form
provided by an agency of their Primary
Synod (Auburn or Westminster)
14.0506 f. Every
call to a candidate shall
Integration be accompanied by a description
of their respective Presbytery's plan
for
integration of new ministers into
the
life and work of their respective
Presbytery.
14.0507 a. If their respective Presbytery,
Call Presented aligned with the same Primary
and Received Synod as the congregation
(Westminster or Auburn),
finds the call in order and
determines that it is for the
good of the whole church, it shall
inform
the person being called
of its decision and shall proceed
to
present the call through
their respective Presbytery
aligned with the same Primary
Synod (Auburn or Westminster)
having jurisdiction over the minister
or candidate.
14.0507 b. No minister or
candidate shall
Call through receive a call except through the
own Presbytery hands
of his or her own respective
Presbytery.
When a church, aligned
with the same Primary Synod in one
Presbytery
extends a call to a minister
or candidate of another Presbytery,
within the same Primary Synod, the Stated
Clerk
of the other Presbytery, shall
certify that the call has been found
in
order by the Presbytery. The Stated
Clerk of the minister's or candidate's
Presbytery shall deliver the call to the
Committee on Ministry which shall
inform
the Presbytery of the
receipt
of the call and shall recommend
to Presbytery what action shall be taken
with respect to it. If the Presbytery thinks
it wise to release the minister from the
present
charge, it may present the call
to her or him with permission to transfer
to the Presbytery having jurisdiction over
the church, there to be examined and
received.
If the Presbytery thinks it wise
for
the candidate to accept the call, it may
present the call to her or him with the
permission to be examined by the
Presbytery having jurisdiction over
the church. If the examination is
not sustained , the minister or
candidate
remains under the
jurisdiction of his or her own
Presbytery. The Presbyteries
shall
deal directly with each other
through
their stated clerks in
certifying both the call of the church
and the credentials of the minister
or candidate.
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