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¶ 930 Trial of a Minister In order for a minister who has been suspended by his/her regional MEGaP committee to be entitled to make a request of the next level of jurisdiction (the national MEGaP committee of the Canadian General Conference) for a trial, he/she must have first requested […]

¶ 925 Discipline and Restoration of Ministers 1. Grounds for Correction and Discipline The reasons a minister may receive discipline are as follows: Teaching contrary to the Articles of Religion or the membership covenant of The Free Methodist Church in Canada; Behaving in a manner that is immoral, criminal or

¶ 920 Trial of a Lay Member In order for lay members whose memberships have been terminated by the official board to be entitled to make requests of the next level of jurisdiction (the Board of Administration of the Canadian General Conference) for trials, they must have first requested a

¶ 915 DISCIPLINE AND RESTORATION OF LAY MEMBERS OF LOCAL CHURCHES 1. Private Admonition and Counsel Allegations of criminal behaviour (including allegations of child abuse) will be reported to the appropriate civil authorities. Otherwise, when a lay member has concerns about the behavior of another lay member, it is assumed

¶ 910 GUIDING PRINCIPLES The discipline process seeks to honor the principles taught by our Lord and others in the Scriptures in bringing restoration to believers who have ignored or violated covenant commitments. These underlying principles are also in keeping with commonly established ecclesiastical law and in accordance with the

¶ 905 PURPOSE Discipline is an exercise of scriptural and spiritual authority for which the church is responsible in giving healthy formation and, when needed, healing to the body of Christ. The process for correction and discipline of members and ministers who ignore or violate covenant commitments is designed to

¶ 900 ACCOUNTABILITY TO COVENANT COMMITMENTS Believers bind themselves to Christ and the church by way of covenant commitments. In addition to a commitment to Jesus Christ, members of the church also make commitments by way of the Membership Covenant (¶156-161). The highest standards of life and conduct are placed

CHAPTER 9: CHURCH DISCIPLINE ¶ 900 Accountability to Covenant Commitments ¶ 905 Purpose ¶ 910 Guiding Principles ¶ 915 Discipline and Restoration of Lay Members ¶ 920 Trial of a Lay Member ¶ 925 Discipline and Restoration of Ministers ¶ 930 Trial of a Minister ¶ 935 Discipline and Restoration

¶881 THE NETWORK SYSTEM OF THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH IN CANADA The Vision of a Network: Discipleship is a key component of the FMCiC, as it is Jesus’ method of “building” His church. Furthermore discipleship was how John Wesley grew the Methodist movement. Since discipleship is key to the health

¶880 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTA Termination of Employment Template is available on the FMCiC website at: https://fmcic.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/880-TERMINATION-OF-EMPLOYMENT-AGREEMENT-2018.pdf