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Originally Posted by SRoper  For some reason I thought the BCO already defined preaching regularly as more than once a month. I could be mistaken. | No, it doesn't. Quote:
19-1. To preserve the purity of the preaching of 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
where he will preach. An ordained teaching elder who is a member in good
standing of another Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America may
be licensed after being examined as to his views, according to the provision
of BCO 13-6. This license shall immediately become void if the minister’s
own Presbytery administers against him a censure of suspension from office
or the sacraments, or deposition from office, or of excommunication (in the
event of such censures, the Presbytery with jurisdiction shall always notify
the licensing Presbytery). A ruling elder, a candidate for the ministry, a
minister from some other denomination, or some other man may be licensed
for the purpose of regularly providing the preaching of the Word upon his
giving satisfaction to the Presbytery of his gifts and passing the licensure
examination. (See also BCO 22-5 and 22-6.)
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__________________ Fredrick T. Greco
Senior Pastor, Christ Church PCA (Katy, TX) Christ Church Blog "The heart is the main thing in true religion...It is the hinge and turning-point in the condition of man's soul. If the heart is alive to God and quickened by the Spirit, the man is a living Christian. If the heart is dead and has not the Spirit, the man is dead before God." (J.C. Ryle) |