FRCA ARTICLE 6 – Ordination and installation of ministers of the Word A. Regarding those who have not served in the ministry before, the following shall be observed: They shall be ordained only after classis has approved the call. a. upon satisfactory testimony concerning the soundness of doctrine and conduct of the candidate, attested by the consistory of the church to which he belongs; and b. following a peremptory examination of the candidate with satisfactory results. This classis examination shall take place with the cooperation and concurring advice of deputies of synod. For the ordination they shall also show to the consistory good testimonials concerning their doctrine and conduct from the church(es) to which they have belonged since their preparatory examination. B. Regarding those who are serving in the ministry the following shall be observed: They shall be installed after classis has approved the call. For this approval as well as for the installation the minister shall show good testimonials concerning his doctrine and conduct, together with a declaration from the consistory with the deacons and from classis that he has been honourably discharged from his service in that church and classis, or from the church only in case he remains within the same classis. For the approval of a call of those who are serving in one of the churches with which the Free Reformed Churches of Australia maintain a sister relationship a colloquium shall be required which will deal especially with the doctrine and polity of The Free Reformed Churches of Australia. C. The approval of a call shall require written certification by the calling church that the required announcements were made and that the congregation has approved the call. | CANRC ARTICLE 5 – Ordination and Installation of Ministers of the Word Regarding those who have not served in the ministry before, the following shall be observed:They shall be ordained only after classis has approved the call. Classis shall approve the callupon satisfactory testimony concerning the soundness of doctrine and conduct of the candidate, signed by the consistory of the church to which he belongs; upon a peremptory examination of the candidate by classis with satisfactory results. This examination shall take place with the cooperation and concurring advice of deputies of the regional synod. For the ordination they shall show also to the consistory good testimonials concerning their doctrine and conduct from the church(es) to which they have belonged since their preparatory examination. Regarding those who are serving in the ministry the following shall be observed:They shall be installed after classis has approved the call. For this approbation as well as for the installation the minister shall show good testimonials concerning his doctrine and conduct, together with a declaration from the consistory with the deacons and from classis that he has been honourably discharged from his service in that church and classis, or from the church only, in case he remains within the same classis. For the approbation by classis of a call to those who are serving in one of the churches with which the Canadian Reformed Churches maintain a sister-church relationship a colloquium shall be required which will deal especially with the doctrine and polity of the Canadian Reformed Churches. Further, for the approbation by classis of a call, the calling church shall submit a declaration that the proper announcements have been made and that the congregation has given its approval to the call. |
DKO Artikel 4 De Wettelijcke Beroepinge der gener die te vooren in den Dienst niet gheweest en zijn / soo wel inde Steden als ten platten Lande / bestaet. Ten eersten inde Verkiesinghe, de welcke na voorgaende vasten ende bidden gheschieden sal door den Kercken-Raet ende Diaconen / ende dat niet sonder goede correspondentie met de Christelijcke Overheyt der plaetse respectivelijck / ende voorwetê ofte advijs vandê Classe / daer’t selve tot noch toe gebruyckelijck is geweest. Ten anderen / inde Examinatie ofte ondersoeckinghe beyde der Leere eñ des Levens / de welcke staê sal by de Classe ten overstaê vande Gedeputeerde des Synodi ofte eenige der selver. Ten derdê / inde Approbatie / eñ goet-kenninge vande Overheyt / eñ daer na oock vande litmatê der Gereformeerde Ghemeente vande plaetse / wanneer den name des Dienaers den tijdt van veerthien dagen inder Kercken vercondight zijnde /geen hindernisse daer teghen en comt. Ten laetsten / inde opentlijcke Bevestiginge voor de Ghemeynte / de welcke met behoorlijcke stipulatie ende af-vraginghen / vermaninghen / Ghebedt ende oplegginghe der handen vanden Dienaer die de bevestinge doet (ofte eenighen anderen / daer meer Dienaren zijn) toegaen sal / naer het Formulier daer van zijnde. Wel-verstaende dat de oplegginge der handen sal mogen gedaen worden inde Classicale vergaderinge aenden nieuwen gepromoveerden Dienaer / die gesonden wordt inde Kercken onder t’Cruyce. Artikel 5 Nopende die Dienaers die nu alreede indê dienst des Woordts zijnde / tot een ander Gemeente beroepen werden / sal desgelijcx soodanighe beroepinghe met correspondentie als vooren / gheschieden / soo wel inde Steden / als ten platte Lande / by den Kercken-Raet ende Diaconen met advijs ofte approbatie vandê Classe: alwaer de voorsz beroepene verthoonen sullen goede Kerckelijcke Attestatie van Leere ende Leven : Ende alsoo by den Magistraet vander plaetse respectivelijck gheapprobeert / ende der Ghemeynte den tijdt van veerthiê daghen voor-ghestelt zijnde / als boven / sullen met voorgaende Stipulatien ende Ghebeden bevestight werden. Onvercort int ghene vooren gheseyt is yemanden zijn deughdelijck recht van presentatie / ofte eenigh ander recht / voor zoo veel ‘tzelve stichtighlijck can worden gebruyckt / sonder nadeel van Gods Kercke / ende goeden Kercken ordre ; waerop de Hooghe Overheden ende Synoden der respective Provincien / wel gelieve te letten / eñ ten besten vande Kercken noodighe Orden te stellen. | DCO English translation of the Church Order of Dort (external link) |
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