Of Presbytery and Licensure

Presbytery meets this Saturday at Tenth. Three of our men will be examined for licensure. They are Nick Batzig, Luke Herche, and Chris Seah. What is licensure? you ask. Here is your answer, straight from The Book of Church Order:

19-1. To preserve the purity of the preaching of the Gospel, no man is permitted to preach in the pulpits of the Presbyterian Church in America on a regular basis without proper licensure from the Presbytery having jurisdiction where he will preach. An ordained teaching elder who is a member in good standing of another Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church in America maybe licensed after being examined as to his views... A ruling elder, a candidate for the ministry, a minister from some other denomination, or some other man may be licensed for the purpose of regularly providing the preaching of the Word upon his giving satisfaction to the Presbytery of his gifts and passing the licensure examination.

By the way, The Book of Church Order is available online at the PCA website. Click here.