Our Church Order (Article 11)

On the other hand, the Consistory, as representing the congregation, shall also be bound to provide for the proper support of its ministers, and shall not dismiss them from service without the knowledge and approba­tion of the Classis and of the Delegates of the (partic­ular) Synod. This article deals directly with the matters of the proper support of the Ministers and of their dismissal from service. The matter first mentioned has been treated as also various other related subjects such as...