The Book of Order
This section of the Book of Order describes the Foundations of Presbyterian Polity
What is F- section
What are QREs
This Creed in our Book of Confessions is likely the oldest and based on the baptismal liturgy used by the early church, but it is not the first Creed in the Book of Confessions.
What is the Apostles Creed?
____ is a central and important practice within the Reformed tradition, an important means of faith formation. (W-5.0104)
What is Household Worship
The Book of Order, Book of Confession, and this form the Constitution of the PC(USA)
What is The Bible
In this section of the Book of Order, you will find Constitutional Questions answered by all officers
Directory of Worship or W
A Commission Pastor is also known as what?
What is a CRE or Commissioned RUling Elder
This term does not appear in the BOC but means that a special situation has presented itself and it is imperative that the Christian faith produce a clear statement or regulation about the matter at hand. Confessions are written when the church is in a ___ _____.
What is a Status Confessionis?
Deacons are called to ministries of care and compassion. Ruling Elders are called to govern. Who is responsible for pastoral care, visiting the sick, supproting the weak, and comforting those who mourn?
What are "all members"? (W-5.0204)
The use of this word in the Book of Order means that the practice is mandated
This section of the Book of Order begins with a Preamble explaining its necessity for the whole church and for the individual disciple
What is the Book of Discipline or the D section
This Commission of the presbytery is required by the Book of Order as a mechanism to guide, nurture, and oversee the process of preparing individuals to become a Minister of Word and Sacrament
What is the Commission on Preparation for Ministry
The rise of Nazis and the Aryan Paragraph that attempted to exclude Christians with Jewish ancestry from the church was the conflict that led Karl Barth and others to the creation of this Theological Declaration.
What is the Theological Declaration of Barmen?
____ is at the heart of worship.
What is Prayer?
Business proper to be transacted during this meeting include:
electing officers, calling installed pastors, approving TOC, buying property, requeting waiver from rotation of officers, and receiving disciplinary decision against a member of the congregation
What is a congregational meeting (G-1.0504)
This office is called to lead the congregation in compassion, witness, and service, representing the ministry of the church in the world and the presence of the world in the church (W-2.0301)
What is the Deacon
The acronym COM stands for
What is the Commission on Ministry?
The catalyst for this confession was the reunion of two Presbyterian families the United Presbyterian Church in the Unites Stated of America and the Presbyterian Church in the United States in 1983. This confession was intended to give the newly formed denomination a brief statement of belief.
What is the Brief Statement of Faith?
This council is the only one authorized to dissolve a pastoral relationship
What is the presbytery
All property held by or for a congregation, a presbytery, a synod, the General Assembly, or the PC(USA), whether legal title is lodged in a corporation, a trustee or trustees, or an unincorporated association, and whether the property is used in programs of a congregation or of a higher council or retained for the production of income, is held in ____ nevertheless for the use and benefit of the PC(USA)
What is trust (G-4.0203)
Proposed amendments from the General Assembly need to be passed by a majority of presbyteries before this is amended
What is the Book of Order
Congregational documents can be archived here for posterity
What is PHS or the Presbyterian Historical Society
This is the most recent confession in our BOC. It was written in response to apartheid in South Africa. This confession affirms that God's intent for followers of Jesus Christ is to engage in ministries of unity, reconciliation, and justice while rejecting any doctrine that contradicts those same principles even in Jesus' name.
What is the Confession of Behlar?
This sacrament is the sign and seal of our incorporation into Jesus Christ.
What is Baptism (W-3.0402)
The polity of the PC(USA) persupposes the fellowship of women, men, and children united in covenant relationship with one another and with God through Jesus Christ. The organization rests on the fellowship and is not designed to work without ___ and ____.
What are trust and love?