a. When great distances or other weighty reasons make it
impractical for a church to send three delegates to the classis,
a council may opt to send two delegates.
b. The gender of delegates to a classis shall be consistent with
the decisions of that classis concerning the supplement to
Article 3-a of the Church Order. Delegates who believe the
seating of women delegates is in violation of the Word of God may
record their protest on the appropriate credentials. Their names,
along with their protests, shall be included in the of cial
record of each classis meeting. If a classis so desires, it may
also invite emerging churches to delegate three of cebearers to
the meetings of classis.
(Acts of Synod 1997, p. 621)
(Amended Acts of Synod 2007, p. 612)
(Amended Acts of Synod 2009, p. 613)
(Amended Acts of Synod 2015, p. 657)