Part 1 - The Presbytery and its Work

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Presbyterianism is the biblical form of government where the church is ruled by elders in accountability to surrounding churches.

What are the options?

  • Episcopal

  • Congregational

  • Presbyterian

Presbyterianism in the OPC

Vows

  • Submission to the Bible as infallible rule

  • Submission to the Westminster Standards as accurate summaries of Scripture

  • Submission to the Form of Government and Book of Discipline in the OPC

  • Submission to the other officers in the church

  • Promise to maintain the purity, the peace, and the unity of the church

  • Promise to walk in faithfulness

The presbytery and its work

  • Who may vote

  • Organize, receive and dissolve churches

  • Ordaining, calling and releasing ministers

  • Discipline of ministers

  • Appeals of discipline matters

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Brett McNeill

Brett McNeill has been our pastor since we began in 2004. He and Jen have been married since 1998 and have four wonderful daughters. Brett is a graduate of Westminster Seminary in California (Masters in Divinity, 2003). His desire is to clearly proclaim Jesus Christ from all of Scripture in a way that is clear, convicting and encouraging.