The Discipline of Officebearers (2)

Article 79 speaks of the procedure to be followed by a consistory when one of its members commits public, gross sin and needs to be suspended and/or deposed from office.1 In addition to the application of discipline outlined in Articles 71-78 which applies to all members of the church, the Church Order declares that ministers, elders, and deacons who commit "any public, gross sin which is a disgrace to the church or worthy of punishment by the authorities …" must be suspended and deposed from...