Engaged in Secular Labor

Article 12. "Inasmuch as a minister of the word, once lawfully called as described above, is bound to the service of the church for life, he is not allowed to enter upon a secular vocation except for such weighty reasons as shall receive the approval of the classis." Article 12. "Inasmuch as a minister of the word, once lawfully called as described above, is bound to the service of the church for life, he is not allowed to enter upon a secular vocation except for such weighty reasons as shall...