The Historical Development of the Book of Church Order
Chapter 20 : The Election of Pastors
Paragraph 12 : Of Calls to Missionary Service
20-12. A candidate or licentiate found fit and called (in accordance with BCO 20-1) for missionary service by a missionary agency or Presbytery shall be examined by Presbytery for ordination. If approved the Presbytery shall proceed to his ordination. DIGEST: The current text of BCO 20-12 dates to 1986 [M14GA, 14-19, Item 8, p. 92]. BACKGROUND & COMPARISON: |