TE Transfer
Teaching Elders seeking transfer into the KSWOC Presbytery from inside the PCA are required to follow BCO 13-6 and 20-9,10. They also, in accordance with BCO 21-1, “ordinarily shall not move on to the field” to which they are called until they have “been examined and received by Presbytery.”
II
Please send the following to the Stated Clerk:
A) Proof of good standing in your current presbytery.
B) An official, signed copy of your new call. This call should be formatted with the correct language from the BCO (Appendix J) and include details regarding yearly vacation and study leave, in addition to salary and benefits being offered.
III
Position Papers and Exams
A) Position Papers: Soteriology, Trinity, Scriptures, Sacraments, and Millennium. Please write two pages for your personal belief/view on each topic. Position papers need to be submitted when the Presbytery application is submitted.
B) Written Exams: PCA BCO and Oral Exam
IV
When you meet with the Exam Committee:
In accordance with BCO 13-6 you shall be examined on the Christian experience, and also “touching” your views in theology, the Sacraments, and church government.
We will also ask if your views have changed and review your exceptions to the Westminster Standards.
We may choose to act as a commission and finalize your transfer at the KSWOC Presbytery meeting or to refer you to the next Presbytery meeting, depending on whether we have all of your paperwork or not.