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Northwest
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Article
4 – Ministry Coordinators |
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A. Ministry
Coordinators - Selection |
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A person who is to be
considered to be a Ministry Coordinator must be an active
member who has demonstrated effectiveness in serving in the
church and whose life is consistent with biblical standards
of behavior. Ministry Coordinators shall be appointed by the
Board of Elders to serve as leaders of the various pastoral
ministries of the church.
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B. Ministry
Coordinators - Term of Service |
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A Ministry Coordinator
serves an open ended term as agreed upon by the Ministry
Coordinator and the Elders.
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C. Ministry
Coordinators - Responsibilities |
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Ministry Coordinators
may be involved in such pastoral ministries as the Elders
deem necessary. A Ministry Coordinator will be supported by
and will receive oversight from the Elders.
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D. Ministry
Coordinators – Dismissal |
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A Ministry Coordinator
may be dismissed for moral impurity, doctrinal defection,
for no longer consistently attending Northwest, or for
failing to perform the job for which they have been
selected. A Ministry Coordinator may be dismissed by a 2/3’s
vote of the Board of Elders.
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Article
5 - Senior Pastor |
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A. Senior
Pastor - Selection |
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In the
event that the church is without a Senior Pastor, the Board
of Elders (or an Elder designated Search Committee) will
interview prospective pastoral candidates. A candidate must
be agreed upon by a consensus of the Board of Elders before
he is presented to the congregation for vote.2
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congregation will vote on the Pastoral candidate at a
Business Meeting of the church called for this purpose. The
Pastor will be called with no less than a 2/3’s majority of
the votes cast by the members of the Church.
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B. Senior
Pastor - Responsibilities |
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The
Senior Pastor is responsible for preaching on Sunday
mornings and other duties as indicated in a written position
description provided by the Board of Elders.
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C. Senior
Pastor - Character |
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The
Senior Pastor is to be growing in the qualities listed in 1
Timothy 3 and Titus 1 and his life must be consistent with
biblical standards of behavior. |
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D. Senior
Pastor - Dismissal |
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Reasons |
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The Senior Pastor may be brought before the
congregation for dismissal for moral impurity,
for doctrinal defection, or for failing to
fulfill his responsibilities as outlined in the
By-Laws and in his job description by a 2/3's
majority vote of the Elders.
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Procedures |
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If 2/3 of the Elder board deems dismissal to be
the proper course of action, then this will be
brought before the congregation and the Senior
Pastor may be dismissed by a 2/3's majority of
the votes cast by the members at a business
meeting of the church at which this was one of
the stated items to be acted upon.
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Article
6 - Associate Pastoral Staff |
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A. Associate
Pastoral Staff - Selection |
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In the
event that the church is without adequate pastoral staff,
the Board of Elders will determine if there are adequate
financial resources to support additional pastoral staff.
The Board of Elders (or an Elder designated Search
Committee) will then screen prospective pastoral candidates.
A candidate must be agreed upon by a consensus of the Board
of Elders before being presented to the congregation for
vote.
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B. Associate
Staff - Responsibilities |
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Each
Associate Pastor’s function shall be determined by the Board
of Elders and shall be presented to the Associate Pastor as
a written position description.
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C. Associate
Staff - Character |
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Each
Associate Pastor is to be growing in the qualities listed in
1 Timothy 3 and Titus 1, and leading a life that is
consistent with biblical standards of behavior.
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D. Associate
Staff - Dismissal |
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Reasons |
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An Associate
Pastor may be dismissed in the case of the
elimination of a job position, for moral
impurity, for doctrinal defection, or for
failing to fulfill his job description.
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Procedures |
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An Associate
Pastor may be dismissed or the job position
eliminated by a 2/3’s majority vote of the Board
of Elders.
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Because of our understanding of the teaching of Scripture,
we believe that the Senior Pastor must be male. (1 Timothy
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