The offices are those of the minister of the Word, of the elder, and of the deacon....
No one shall take any office upon himself without having been lawfully called thereto. Only male members who have made...
A. Eligibility Only those shall be called to the office of minister of the Word who have been declared eligible...
Regarding those who have not served in the ministry before, the following shall be observed: They shall be ordained...
No one shall serve in the ministry unless he is bound to a certain church, either to be stationed in...
No one who has recently come to the confession of the Reformed Religion shall be declared eligible for call within...
Persons who have not pursued the regular course of study shall not be admitted to the ministry unless there is...
A minister, once lawfully called, shall not leave the church to which he is bound to take up the ministry...
The consistory with the deacons, as representing the congregation, shall be bound to provide for the proper support of its...
If a minister of the Word is judged unfit and incapable of serving the congregation fruitfully and to its edification,...
Inasmuch as a minister of the Word, once lawfully called, is bound to the service of the church for life,...
If a minister of the Word retires because of age, or because he is rendered incapable of performing the duties...
If a minister, because of illness or for other substantial reasons, requests a temporary release from his service to the...
No one shall be permitted to preach the Word or to administer the sacraments in another church without the consent...
The specific duties of the office of minister of the Word are thoroughly and sincerely to proclaim to the congregation...
Among the ministers of the Word equality shall be maintained with respect to the duties of their office and in...
When ministers of the Word are sent out as missionaries, they shall be and remain subject to the Church Order....
The churches shall maintain an institution for the training for the ministry. The task of the professors of theology is...
The churches shall endeavour that there be students of theology, extending financial aid to those who are in need of...
Besides those who have been permitted, according to Article 8, to speak an edifying word, others may be given such...
The specific duties of the office of elder are, together with the ministers of the Word, to have supervision over...
The specific duties of the office of deacon are to see to the good progress of the service of charity...
The elders and deacons shall serve two or more years, according to local regulations, and a proportionate number shall retire...
Among the elders as well as among the deacons equality shall be maintained with respect to the duties of their...
All ministers of the Word, elders, deacons, and professors of theology shall subscribe to the confessions of the Canadian Reformed...
To ward off false doctrines and errors which could enter the congregation and constitute a danger to the purity of...
As it is the office of the civil authorities to promote in every way the holy ministry, so all office-bearers...