08 Apr GS 1980 art 59
GS 1980 ARTICLE 59 Overture – Article 19, Church Order
Committee I presents:
A. Material – Agenda VIII, 0 –
- Overture from the Church at Cloverdale, 8.C. on a matter relating to Article 19, Church Order.
B. Observation
The Church at Cloverdale, 8.C. overtures General Synod to appoint a Committee for Needy Theological Students with the mandate:
- (1) to establish one set of guidelines for support to be applied equally to all theological students;
- (2) to receive and evaluate all requests for support;
- (3) to pass on the support to the student concerned;
- (4) to assess the churches on an annual basis;
- (5) to submit a report of their activities to each General Synod.
C. Consideration
- 1. The execution of the matter agreed upon by the Churches in Article 19, Church Order does not as such belong to the Churches in general.
- 2. For the execution of this matter, the Churches, at present, cooperate according to classical resort.
- 3. Before General Synod can take a decision regarding the overture of the Church at Cloverdale, the Churches in the minor assemblies should deal first with the question whether the matter of Article 19, Church Order should be executed by the Churches in general.
- 4. The Churches did not have the opportunity to form an opinion on Clover dale’s proposal.
D. Recommendation
Synod decide:
- Not to adopt the recommendation of the Church at Cloverdale, 8.C. to appoint a Committee for Needy Theological Students.