Faith and Practice

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          Title Page
          Preface
  I.       Friends History, Belief, and Practice
    1.       Historical Summary
        A.       The Early Movement
        B.       The Developing Church
        C.       Friends in America
        D.       Friends Worldwide
        E.       Friends in Rocky Mountain Yearly Meeting
    2.       Basic Beliefs
    3.       Faith in Action
        A.       Prayer
        B.       Personal Integrity
        C.       Stewardship
        D.      

Marriage and Family
        E.       Regard for Mind and Body
        F.       Peace and Nonviolence
        G.       Abortion
        H.       Human Sexuality
        I.       The Christian and the State
        J.       Capital Punishment
        K.       Human Equality
        L.       Women in Ministry
  II.       The Form of Government
    1.       Organizational Philosophy
        A.       The Bond of Union
        B.       The Philosophy of Government
        C.       Admission to Membership
        D.       Positions of Leadership
        E.       Friends Meeting
        F       Transaction of Business
    2.       General Organization
      1.        The Local Meeting
        A.       Organization and Composition
        B.       Officers
        C1.       Committees—Full Committee Structure
        C2.       Committees—Optional Committee Structure
        D.       New Work and New Meetings
        E.       Change in Local Meeting Status
      2.       The Area Meeting
      3.       The Yearly Meeting
        A.       General Organization
        B.       Yearly Meeting Sessions
        C.       The Representative Body
        D.       Officers
        E.       The Executive Board
        F.       Yearly Meeting Boards
  III.       Friends Practices
    1.       Membership
      1.       Active Membership
        A.       Qualification and Definition
        B.       Application for Membership
        C.      

Report and Official Action
        D.       Public Reception
      2.       Associate Membership
        A.       Qualification and Definition
        B.       From Associate to Active Membership
      3.       Affiliate Membership
      4.       Non-Resident Membership
      5.       Transfer by Certificate
        A.       Among Friends
        B.       With Other Denominations
        C.       Transfer of Ministers
        D.       Record of Transfers
      6.       Resignation and Forfeiture
        A.       Resignation
        B.       Uniting With Another Denomination
        C.       Forfeiture
    2.       Pastoral Ministry
        A.       Initiation of Pastoral Service
        B.       Pastoral Responsibilities
        C.       Unrecorded Pastors
        D.       Performance of Marriage Ceremonies
        E.       Annual Report
        F.       Termination
        G.       Recording of Members Other Than the Pastor(s)
    3.       Church Discipline
      1.       Recorded Pastoral Ministers
        A.       Grounds for Investigation
        B.       Initiation of Action
        C.       Investigation and Final Action
      2.       Members
        A.      

Causes for Action and Preliminary Measures
        B.       Formal Complaints and Further Dealings
        C.       Final Action
      3.       Appeals
        A.       Filing An Appeal
        B.       Setting Aside the Judgement of the Local Meeting
        C.       Appeal to the Yearly Meeting
        D.       Yearly Meeting Action
        E.       Appeal by the Local Meeting
        F.       Rights of Appellant
        G.       Notification of Subordinate Meetings
    4.       Marriage
        A.       Its Spiritual Nature
        B.       Legal Requirements
        C.       Forms of Ceremony
    5.       The Home
    6.       Faith and Practice - A Personal Inventory
  IV.       Appendix
    1.       Historical Statements
      1.       Excerpt from Indiana Discipline
        A.       Queries for Ministers and Elders
        B.       Advices to Ministers and Elders
      2.       Extract from George Fox's Letter to Governor of Barbados, 1671
      3.       Declaration of Faith Issued by the Richmond Conference in 1887
        A.       Of God
        B.       The Lord Jesus Christ
        C.       The Holy Spirit
        D.       The Holy Scriptures
        E.       Man’s Creation and Fall
        F.       Justification and Sanctification
        G.       The Resurrection and Final Judgment
        H.       Baptism
        I.       The Supper of the Lord
        J.       Public Worship
        K.       Prayer and Praise
        L.       Liberty of Conscience in its Relation to Civil Government
        M.       Marriage
        N.       Peace
        O.       Oaths
        P.       The First Day of the Week
      4.       National Association of Evangelicals
    2.       Special Organizations
    3.       Resources
      1.       Glossary of Friends Terms
      2.       Incorporation of Local Meetings
      3.       Marriage Ceremonies
      4.       Membership Certificates
      5.       Evangelical Friends International Statement of Faith

 

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