BCO 6.2

6.2. 5-2

5-2. Ordinarily, mission churches are established by Presbyteries within their boundaries. a. Initiatives to which the Presbytery may respond in establishing a mission church include, but are not limited to, the following: i. The Presbytery establishes a mission church at its own initiative. ii. The Presbytery responds to the initiative of a Session of a particular church. iii. The Presbytery responds to the petition of an independent gathering of believers who have expressed their desire to become a congregation by submitting to the Presbytery a written request. b. In the event an existing non-PCA church is interested in coming into the PCA, the Presbytery shall work with the church leadership to determine whether the church should come into the PCA as a mission church or seek Presbytery approval to be received under the provisions of BCO 13-8. c. Should it become necessary, the Presbytery may dissolve the mission church. Church members enrolled should be cared for according to the procedures of 13-10. d. If the mission church is located outside the bounds of a Presbytery, the responsibility may be exercised through the General Assembly’s Committee on Mission to North America or Committee on Mission to the World, as the case may be, according to the Rules of Assembly Operations. In such a case the powers of the Presbytery in the following provisions shall be exercised by the General Assembly through its appropriate committee.

For discussion

1. Put this answer in your own words, then say what it rules out — what belief is it written against?