Faith and Practice
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Part III: Friends Practices
Chapter 3—Church Discipline
Section 1—Recorded Pastoral Ministers
C. Investigation and Final Action
The Yearly Meeting Spiritual Life Board investigates the case thoroughly. If, after counsel with the pastor in question, and with the consent of the General Superintendent and Presiding Clerk, the charges are sustained, the pastor’s Certificate of Ministerial Standing is indefinitely suspended and surrendered. A record of the action is filed in the minutes of the Board of Spiritual Life Ministries, and the pastor’s name deleted from the list of recorded ministers without further action. The action shall be reported to the Executive Board. Appeals may be made before the Yearly Meeting Board of Spiritual Life Ministries or before the Yearly Meeting as outlined in Section 3 - Appeals.
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