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    APPENDIX EIGHTEEN OF THE DISCIPLINE
    By Laws of the Primitive Methodist School of Theology and Examining Board
    1. NAME: School of Theology and Examining Board of the Primitive Methodist Church.
    2. PURPOSE: The purpose of this Board is to examine, teach and equip individuals for the ministry and to guide them in their quest for higher learning. Its aims can be stated as follows:
       (a) to set forth clearly the doctrines of the Bible (which is the Word of God);
       (b) to cultivate and enrich the spiritual life and witness of the individual student, to develop able leaders and preachers of the Word of God for the edification of the church and propagation of the gospel at home and abroad;
       (c) to assist in the training of local church leaders such as: deacons, local preachers, deaconess and exhorters;
       (d) to examine all candidates for the ministry and mission field; to examine student ministers and supplies; to make recommendations as to their standing; and to advise and direct them in their preparation for ordination;
       (e) to examine all ministerial transfers and make recommendations as to the acceptance of their credentials;
       (f) to work in cooperation with the president for the arrangement of the ordination services.
    3. COMPOSITION: The Board shall consist of no less than five and no more than seven members, one third of which shall be electd bi-annually for a six year term. Membership shall be limited to ordained Elders of the Primitive Methodist Church.
    4. ORGANIZATION: The officers shall be elected annually by the Board, confirmed by the Conference and shall consist of the following:
       (a) President
          (1) Arrange for and conduct all meetings of the Board.
          (2) Appoint committees and assign responsibilities to individual board members.
          (3) Represent our Board before other Conference Boards and committees when necessary.
       (b) Vice-President
          (1) Assumes the responsibility of the president in the president's absence.
          (2) Assists the president in any area requested.
       (c) Secretary/Registrar
          (1) Records minutes of all meetings and keeps record of all transactions of the Board, including students records and grades.
          (2) Handles all official correspondence of the Board.
          (3) Receives and records student registration fees and tuition.
       (d) Treasurer of Special Funds
          (1) Receives money from conference budget and education fund offerings.
          (2) Pays operating expense of the board, school and summer school.
          (3) Handles and records all ministerial student loan fund receipts and payments.
    5. FUNCTION
       (a) Maintain a constant vigilance with respect to the theological issues of the day and how they relate to our conference.
       (b) Maintain a correspondence School of Theology.
       (c) Conduct a summer School of Theology.
       (d) Establish a resident School of Theology when feasible.
       (e) Work in co-operation with other Christian Institutions of higher learning.
       (f) Act as an examining board for the Conference.
       (g) Provide a committee for the approving of ministerial student loan funds. This committee shall be composed of the Special Funds Treasurer and two other members (not necessarily members of this Board.)
    6. REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATES FOR THE MINISTRY are stated in articles 300 to 313.
    7. MINISTERIAL STUDENT LOAN FUND
       The purpose is to provide loans for education to ministerial students of the Primitive Methodist denomination.
       (a) Requests must be made in writing to the Treasurer of Special Funds stating the purpose and the school.
       (b) The ministerial student loan fund committee will act on each request.
       (c) Loans are granted based on the availability of funds.
       (d) Loans are granted up to the maximum established for each year.
       (e) A student may request two loans up to the maximum amount.
       (f) Loans are granted for ten years, the first five years being interest free. Repayments begin the sixth year on one half of the amount of the loan at a rate of interest established by the committee. The remaining balance is payable only if the recipient leaves the Primitive Methodist ministry.
       (g) A note for each loan must be signed by the borrower along with two responsible co-signers who are responsible for its repayment. Names and addresses of the co-signer must be provided.

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