I. The Offices of the Church
B. The Ministers of the Word
Article
17-a
Ministers who are neither eligible for retirement nor worthy of discipline may for weighty reasons be released from active ministerial service in a congregation through action initiated by themselves, by a council, or jointly. Such release shall be given only with the approval of classis, with the concurring advice of the synodical deputies, and in accordance with synodical regulations.
— Cf. Supplement, Article 17-a