IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund
IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund
IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund
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Bylaws<br />
Article II. Organizational Structure – Conferences<br />
(3) All Conference boards and committees<br />
i) The Conference Superintendent shall be<br />
responsible for presenting an annual calendar<br />
of Conference events and programs to the<br />
Senior Pastors and churches in his Conference.<br />
j) In case of a vacancy in the office of Senior<br />
Pastor, the Conference Superintendent shall<br />
immediately provide for pastoral oversight until<br />
the vacancy is filled.<br />
k) The Conference Superintendent or his<br />
appointee shall have the authority to organize<br />
new churches.<br />
l) In case of differences between a minister and a<br />
layman, or the minister and the Local <strong>Church</strong><br />
Administrative Council, the Conference<br />
Superintendent shall:<br />
(1) Secure a written, signed statement from<br />
the complainant.<br />
(2) Meet with the minister and party or parties<br />
and endeavor to settle the differences<br />
without a formal hearing.<br />
(3) Call the Conference Executive Council for<br />
a formal hearing if the differences cannot<br />
be settled.<br />
m) The Conference Superintendent shall receive<br />
reports from all Conference departments and<br />
ministries.<br />
n) The Conference Superintendent shall have the<br />
authority to counsel and advise all Conference<br />
ministries.<br />
o) Where there is a possibility of an independent<br />
church or congregation joining a Conference,<br />
and the church or congregation agrees to come<br />
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