STANDING RULES OF THE PRESBYTERY OF BALTIMORE

[Numbers is brackets are the Stated Meeting at which the Rule was adopted and in which minutes the full text is located.] {When appropriate a synopsis of the rule is contained in braces.} "When appropriate, the text of the rule appears in quotation marks."

I-1 Youth Advisory Delegate Selection Date [725]

{Sessions encouraged to select YAD's in spring.}

II-1 Procedure for additional elder commissioners [706] Full Texts

II-2 Youth Advisory Delegate Selection Date [725]

{Sessions encouraged to select YAD's in spring.}

II-3 Validated ministry "grandparent" clauses. [732] Full Texts

{Specialized clergy members as of January 1, 1990 have their membership "grandparented."}

III-1 Official Communications to Presbytery [706] Full Texts

III-2 Official Communications to Council and Officers [706] Full Texts

{III-1 & 2 provide for notices in White Book.}

III-3 Motions to be in writing. [716]

"All items of new business and all amendments to motions which have been printed in the White Book and which can be anticipated in advance must be presented to the Stated Clerk in writing. Further, all such submissions, when more than 50 words must be available in sufficient copies for distribution to commissioners."

III-4 Distribution, Display, and Sale of Items at Presbytery.

{Agencies, Session, and Special Interest Orgs may display. All others with Council permission. No lotteries. All sales with approval of Council.}

IV-1 Procedures for Stated Clerk referring communications from Presbyteries and Synods regarding overtures to the General Assembly [748].

IV-2 Regarding Amicus Briefs [789] Full Texts

{Provides for consultation prior to legal action, and procedures for action by Executive (now Vision) Committee, Council, and Presbytery}

VI-1 Official Business by telephone. [750]

{Permits agencies of the Presbytery to do business by telephone, either by conference call or polling, provided there is a quorum and an attempt is made to read all members.}

VII-1 Personnel Policy: "Right to Work for Persons with Life-Threatening Illnesses" [723]

VII-2 Presbytery Worship Guidelines [744]

{Follows "Presbyterian at in Mass Assemblies" (197th GA, 1985).}

VIII.5-1 Special Organizations recognized by the Presbytery of Baltimore [717, amended 741]

{Provides for such organizations; requires annual reports to the Clerk in October.}

VIII.6-1 Herbert D. Valentine Millennium Fund [791]

{Guidelines}

VIII.8-1 International Travel [738]

{Presbytery International Travel will be in consultation with the Global Mission Committee and follow GA Guidelines.}

VIII.9-1 Definition of part-time. [700]

{48 hours constitutes full time, a minimum of 24 hours per week constitutes half time.}

VIII.9-2 Quorum of Committee on Ministry [703]

{Quorum of COM is a majority of its members}

VIII.9-3 Confidentiality of COM assistance grants. [732] Full Texts

VIII.9-4 Procedures for Laboring Outside the Bounds. [732]

VIII.9-5 Procedures for Laboring Inside our Bounds. [733]

{See COM Manual in regard to both 6-4 & 6-5}

VIII.9-6 Policies and Procedures on Sexual Misconduct [755]

{Separately printed.}

VIII.9-7 Validation of Ministries [818] Full Texts

{Provides Criteria for the Validation of Ministries.}

VIII.9-8 Membership-At-Large [818] Full Texts

{Provides criteria for being enrolled as a Member-at-Large.}

VIII.9-9 Inactive Membership [818] Full Texts

{Establishes procedures for Inactive Members of Presbytery.}

VIII.9/13 Commissioned Lay Pastors [797]

{Authorizes COM and CPM to administer program; COM to authorize their functions.}

VIII.10-1 Mission Advocates Program [699]

VIII.10-2 Grants from the Presbytery of Baltimore [759]

{Available from Committee on Mission}

VIII.12-1 Presbytery Membership in Baltimore AIDS Interfaith Network. [723]

VIII.13-1 Establishing a Preliminary Examination for Candidates for Ordination. [768]

VIII.13-2 Regarding Alternate Ordination Examinations

{Establishes procedures, IAW G-14-0313b}

VIII.14-1 HIV Infection Discrimination Prohibition infection. [723]

"Membership and leadership roles in the Presbytery of Baltimore, and the particular churches of the Presbytery, shall be fully open to persons of faith regardless of a diagnosis of AIDS or infection with the HIV virus."

VIII.15-1 The Grace Fund [702]

VIII.16-1 Presbytery Youth Connection [775]

X-1. Designation of members of the PJC. [812]

“The Moderator of the Permanent Judicial Commission will designate the members of the PJC required by D-10.0204 and De10.0303.”

XVII-1 Offering at Installations/Ordinations [700]

{Offering at Installations/Ordinations will support the Presbytery Emergency Relief Fund; Presbytery will supply optional envelopes; cost of envelopes to be paid from the Emergency Relief Fund.}

XVII-2 Moderator's Pulpit Supply for Install/Ordinations [700]

{COM budget will pay the cost of Sunday morning pulpit supply for Moderator/Vice-Moderator who must attend an Installation or Ordination}

XVIII-1 Waiver of requirement for approval of outside clergy employment. [732]

{Approval not required for Teaching 1 course, consulting, and writing, all if less than 8 hours per week.}

XIX-1 Social Security compensation for Pastors not covered by Social Security [705]

{Church of pastors who have "opted out", and the pastors must obtain alternate coverage to Social Security, the adjustment must be paid for this purpose and the pastor must spend the fund received for this purpose.}

XXII-1 Procedures for amending the Manual of Presbytery [711]

{Requires review by the Committee on Administration, except in emergency.}

XXV-1 Criteria for the approval of minutes [713]

{In Manual for Clerks of Session}

XXV-2 Criteria for Computer Church Rolls [751]

{In Manual for Clerks of Session}