GUIDELINES RE GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINE OF ROSTERED MINISTERS
These guidelines describe the suggested grounds for which ordained and lay diaconal ministers, hereafter referred to together as rostered ministers, may be subject to discipline according to the practice of ELCIC and the Synods. Their purpose is juridical: to assist in the processes of consultation, discipline, and appeals. These Guidelines are separate from various procedures and guidelines which may be established by ELCIC or a Synod to deal with matters such as alleged sexual abuse or harassment and which are intended to ensure compliance with civil law and to provide a pastoral response.
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