Registered Charity No. 1117867 The Order's Rule         1. Introduction 11. Vestments 2. Work 12. Continued formation 3. Being part of the One Church 13. Holy Orders 4. Working in the community 14. Membership of the Order 5. Liturgy 15. Overseas Provinces 6. Prayer 16. Resignation from the Order 7. The Bible 17. 8. The place of ‘the traditions of the church’. 18. 9. Language usage 19. 10. Authority within the Order 20. Return to home page Overseas Provinces.   1) An overseas province may be authorised by the Executive Bishop providing the following criteria are met:  --------- ---(a) that there are at least 12 active members of the Order in that country,   ------------(b) that one amongst their number is either elected as their representative, intermediary and advocate by those members and receives the approval of or is wholly appointed by the Executive Bishop,   ------------(c) that the members will continue to submit to the authority of the Executive Bishop in all matters relating to the Order or another appointed by him/her,   ------------(d) that there is continued evidence of active ministry,   ------------(e) that the Rule is the accepted basis of all ministry carried out in the name of both the Order and the new Province,   ------------(f) that the Executive Bishop is kept fully informed of the activities of members, meetings and ministries within the Province at all times,   ------------(g) that in the event of any disputes or matters of unresolved discernment, the Executive Bishop, or one appointed by him/her, shall have the final decision,   ------------(h) that the Province shall hold an annual general meeting and shall notify the Executive Bishop of the agenda in two weeks in advance and shall send him/her a copy of the minutes for general publication,   ------------(i) if it is deemed necessary or appropriate, and there is reasonable opportunity, a bishop may under the discretion of the Executive Bishop be elected and consecrated to act as pastor and shepherd on the Executive Bishop’s behalf. The tradition of three bishops being present at such a consecration may be waived if circumstances make such impossible and if a mandate of agreement is signed by all the members of that province,   ------------(j) the province will have a measure of agreed autonomy in matters of the outworking of ministry,   ------------(k) if the number of active priests fall below twelve active members then the Executive Bishop may reasonably opt to suspend the province and bring it under the direct supervision of the mother province (UK).     copyright (c) 2004-2008 The Province and Jurisdiction for On Call Ministry and its member groups unless otherwise stated.