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Moderator Elect & Vice Moderator Elect Clint Davis, Chester ARP Church, gave the nomination for the moderator elect,


Patrick Malphrus, saying, “This man is committed to sharing the gospel to every- one. He believes the gospel should go to all. He is a true ARP that understand the legacy and loves the church. He makes his decisions on what is best for his family and denomination.” A second was made by John Paul Marr, Troy ARP Church, who has known Mal-


phrus since 2005. “Patrick Malphrus was my introduction to the ARP,” Marr said. Malphrus is strategic, caring and skillfully persistant. Chuck Wilson moved that nominations be closed and Patrick be nominated


by acclimation. Patrick Malphrus was escorted to the front and said, “I don’t deserve such an


honor. I am here by God’s grace and am humbled by all of the kindness.” While in college, he preached at Woodruff ARP Church as a junior. His first sermon was on James with only two ladies present and both fell asleep during his sermon. “I look back on the time I spent at my first Synod and presbytery meetings listening and watching. I received valuable


advice that unless the holy spirit floats down on a frisbee with an inspired word for you, you need to keep your mouth shut and you need to learn you need to take the time to pay attention to what your fathers in the faith are saying. If you do this, you will learn,’ Malphrus said. Nomination of Vice Moderator by Patrick Malphrus is a Ruling Elder. When he was deciding who to choose his mind went back to the first


group he worked with when he came to 2nd Presbytery in 2004. “Jay Younts served with me and he was fundamental to my understanding to everything from my own walk with the Lord to how to raise my family. Younts has authored multiple books and is a fine example of a friend, exhibits Godly manner, and has served the denomination on many levels,” Malphrus said. Chuck Wilson moved that nominations be closed and Jay Younts be nominated by acclimation. (Younts was not able to attend Synod due to Covid-19 restrictions)?


Memorials


a. Therefore, the Canadian Presbytery humbly petitions the General Synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church to give both theological and practical advice as to how we, the Church, should respond to the Civil Magistrate’s authority in the imposition of restric- tions on public gatherings during a time of a declared state of emergency regarding a communicable disease. (Synod voted to send this to Theological and Social)


b. First Presbytery memorializes Synod, to the end that FOG 9:23 be changed from, “As a rule no one shall be licensed to preach the gospel without a course of theological study embracing (3) years. This, however, shall not prohibit students of theology from preaching under the direction of presbytery, during their theological course” to “Except in extraordinary circumstances, no one shall be licensed to preach the gospel without a Master of Divinity degree (or its equivalent). This, however shall not prohibit students of theology from preaching under the direction of presbytery during their theological course.”


c. Therefore, it is requested that the Synod put out an email/letter and publicly state at the next Stated Synod Meeting that congregations that cannot afford the Synod’s medical insurance policy look into getting medical coverage through other organizations such as: Samaritan Ministries, Medi-Share, Christian Healthcare and Liberty Health Share. The average monthly cost being $600-$700. (Synod voted to send this to Board of Benefits)


d. (First Presbytery) That FOG 8.8 be amended as follows (underlined text to be added): FOG 8.8. Any elder or deacon who has served the church faithfully but whose ability to render active service is (may be) limited because of age, physical inability, or other legitimate cause, may be elected Elder Emeritus or Deacon Emeritus or Emerita. Such election shall be by the action of the congregation upon condition that the said officer is willing to accept this title as one of honor precluding the right to vote or to serve as a delegate on a court of the ARPC (in the case of an elder). An elder emeritus can be appointed by the Session as a delegate for the congregation to a higher court of the ARPC.


e. (Second Presbytery) That the General Synod of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church does hereby amend the Bylaws of World Witness, Article III, Section 5, subpoint b in the Manual of Authorities and Duties to read as follows: “Review the applications, counsel, appoint, and assign missionaries to the field. It is then responsible for their work and support. It may cancel an appointment or recall a missionary when it decides the good of the work dictates. In the case where a missionary is an ordained minister, the board shall move to extend a call, recall, or move to dissolve the call of the missionary. These actions shall take effect upon the approval of the Presbytery in which the minister holds his credentials in the same manner that all other pastoral calls are handled. In rare situations where a Presbytery or its commission cannot act as exigencies require, World Witness may provisionally recall an ordained missionary for a period of review with the Presbytery, not to exceed one month unless extended by the Presbytery”. (Synod voted to send this to World Witness)?


26 The Associate Reformed Presbyterian


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