Advisory Opinion #21 (updated 09/09) - Ordination Standards and Examinations Essentials, Reformed Faith and Polity
Advisory Opinion #20 - Honorably Retired Ministers
Implementing the Trust Clause for the Unity of the Church
Each local congregation “is the church engaged in the mission of God in its particular context” with a particular history (G-1.0101). For its members, the congregation is the site of baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and celebrations of the resurrection to join the communion of saints. Such significant personal experiences make the local congregation an indelible part of the lives of their members. These shared experiences are what most of us picture when we think of our home congregation.
Advisory Opinion #18 (updated 08/10) - Discernment in Examining Bodies—G-6.0108
Advisory Opinion #17 - Schism
Advisory Opinion #16 - Criteria for Validating Ministry of Continuing Members
Advisory Opinion #15 - Alternative Form of Resolution Agreements
Advisory Opinion #14 (updated 05/09) - Receiving Ministers of Other Denominations
Advisory Opinion #13 (updated 06/09) - Duties of a Stated Clerk
Advisory Opinion #12 (updated 05/09) - Who may preside at the celebration of the Sacraments?