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7.4

6-4

… to the Lord's Table, are entitled to all the rights and privileges of the church. (See BCO 57-4 and 58-4) Church Officers-General Classification

8.2

7-2

7-2. The ordinary and perpetual classes of office in the Church are elders and deacons. Within the class of elder are the two orders of …

9.7

8-7

… a teaching elder to work with an organization outside the jurisdiction of the Presbyterian Church in America, provided that he be engaged in preaching and teaching the Word, that …

9.8

8-8

… Chaplain whether military or civilian, with an organization outside the jurisdiction of the Presbyterian Church in America, provided that he be engaged in preaching and teaching the Word, that …

9.9

8-9

8-9. As there were in the Church under the law, elders of the people for the government thereof, so in the …

10.7

9-7

9-7. It is often expedient that the Session of a church should select and appoint godly men and women of the congregation to assist the …

12.3

11-3

11-3. All Church courts are one in nature, constituted of the same elements, possessed inherently of the …

13.3

12-3

12-3. When a church is without a pastor, the moderator of the Session may be either a minister …

14.6

13-6

… a. A Minister seeking admission to a Presbytery from another Presbytery in the Presbyterian Church in America shall be examined on Christian experience (including personal character and family management), …

15.8

14-8

… say from the chair: By virtue of the authority delegated to me by the Church, I do now declare that the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in America …

16.2

15-2

… the ordination of ministers, the installation of ministers, the visitation of portions of the church affected with disorder, and the organization of new churches. Every commission appointed by Presbytery …

17.1

16-1

16-1. Ordinary vocation to office in the Church is the calling of God by the Spirit, through the inward testimony of a …

19.5

18-5

… of his being under their instruction. A candidate should not undertake to serve a church which is without a pastor as regular supply unless he has been licensed and …

19.7

18-7

… to another Presbytery. The candidate may be allowed to retain membership in his home church upon the request of his Session and the approval of both Presbyteries involved. A …

20.1

19-1

… the Gospel, no man is permitted to preach in the pulpits of the Presbyterian Church in America on a regular basis without proper licensure from the Presbytery having jurisdiction …

20.3

19-3

… you sincerely receive and adopt the Confession of Faith and the Catechisms of this Church as containing the system of doctrine taught in the Holy Scripture? 3. Do you …

21.7

20-7

20-7. If any church shall choose to designate its ruling elders and deacons, or a committee to sign …

21.10

20-10

… hands; as it shall appear most beneficial for the peace and edification of the Church at large. No pastor shall be transferred without his own consent, if the parties …

23.4

22-4

22-4. The relationship of the associate pastor to the church is determined by the congregation. The relationship of the assistant pastor to the church …

25.1

24-1

24-1. Every church shall elect persons to the offices of ruling elder and deacon in the following …

25.2

24-2

… their presiding officer, who may be a minister or ruling elder of the Presbyterian Church in America or any male member of that particular church.

25.3

24-3

… and regular standing, but no others, are entitled to vote in the election of church officers in the churches to which they respectively belong. A majority vote of votes …

26.3

25-3

… congregational meeting shall consist of one-fourth (1/4) of the resident communing members, if the church has not more than one hundred (100) such members, and of one-sixth (1/6) of …

26.4

25-4

… their presiding officer, who may be a minister or ruling elder of the Presbyterian Church in America, or any male member of that particular church.

26.10

25-10

… of this BCO 25 are to be construed as a solemn covenant whereby the Church as a whole promises never to attempt to secure possession of the property of …