01.00000. Key to the Church Order of the Canadian Reformed Churches

ARTICLE 1

Purpose and Division

65

ARTICLE 2

The Offices

67

ARTICLE 3

The Calling to Office

70-76,79,122

ARTICLE 4

Eligibility for the Ministry

76,77,125,126

ARTICLE 5

Ordination and Installation of Ministers of the Word

80,81,126,129

ARTICLE 6

Bound to a Church

83

ARTICLE 7

Recent Converts

79

ARTICLE 8

Exceptional Gifts

78

ARTICLE 9

From One Church to Another

85,122

ARTICLE 10

Proper Support

90

ARTICLE 11

Dismissal

86,122,130

ARTICLE 12

Bound for Life

84

ARTICLE 13

Retirement of Ministers

85,90

ARTICLE 14

Temporary Release

87

ARTICLE 15

Preaching in Other Places

83

ARTICLE 16

The Office of Ministers of the Word

97

ARTICLE 17

Equality among the Ministers of the Word

84

ARTICLE 18

Missionaries

98

ARTICLE 19

Training for the Ministry

103

ARTICLE 20

Students of Theology

104

ARTICLE 21

An Edifying Word

104

ARTICLE 22

The Office of Elder

98,121

ARTICLE 23

The Office of Deacon

107

ARTICLE 24

Term of Office

88

ARTICLE 25

Equality to Be Maintained

84

ARTICLE 26

Subscription to the Confession

102

ARTICLE 27

False Doctrine

100

ARTICLE 28

Civil Authorities

108

ARTICLE 29

The Ecclesiastical Assemblies

112,116

ARTICLE 30

Ecclesiastical Matters

121,124,128,140

ARTICLE 31

Appeals

127,133

ARTICLE 32

Credentials

119

ARTICLE 33

Proposals

131

ARTICLE 34

Proceedings

130

ARTICLE 35

President

130,131

ARTICLE 36

Clerk

114,131

ARTICLE 37

Jurisdiction

117

ARTICLE 38

Consistory

114,122

ARTICLE 39

Consistory and the Deacons

123

ARTICLE 40

Constitution of a Consistory

131

ARTICLE 41

Places without a Consistory

132

ARTICLE 42

Meetings of Deacons

115

ARTICLE 43

Archives

131

ARTICLE 44

Classical Meetings

115,118-120,130

ARTICLE 45

Counsellors

125

ARTICLE 46

Church Visitors

124

ARTICLE 47

Regional Synod

116,127

ARTICLE 48

Deputies of Regional Synod

129

ARTICLE 49

General Synod

116,128

ARTICLE 50

Churches Abroad

129

ARTICLE 51

Mission

132

ARTICLE 52

Worship Services

136,139

ARTICLE 53

Days of Commemoration

155

ARTICLE 54

Days of Prayer

156

ARTICLE 55

Psalms and Hymns

140

ARTICLE 56

Administration of Sacraments

140,148

ARTICLE 57

Baptism

143

ARTICLE 58

Schools

144

ARTICLE 59

Baptism of Adults

148

ARTICLE 60

Lord’s Supper

149

ARTICLE 61

Admission to the Lord’s Supper

151

ARTICLE 62

Attestations

153,154

ARTICLE 63

Marriage

158

ARTICLE 64

Church Records

152

ARTICLE 65

Funerals

159

ARTICLE 66

Nature and Purpose

166,168

ARTICLE 67

Consistory Involvement

169

ARTICLE 68

Excommunication

174,175,180

ARTICLE 69

Repentance

173

ARTICLE 70

Re-admission

179

ARTICLE 71

Suspension and Deposition of Office-Bearers

88,130,181

ARTICLE 72

Serious and Gross Sins on the Part of Office-Bearers

182

ARTICLE 73

Christian Censure

183

ARTICLE 74

No Lording It Over Others

56,185

ARTICLE 75

Property of the Churches

-

ARTICLE 76

Observance and Revision of the Church Order

39,60,112,186-188