05.03.2014 Views

IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund

IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund

IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles

YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.

Bylaws<br />

Article II. Organizational Structure – Conferences<br />

Pentecostal Holiness <strong>Church</strong>.<br />

b. If approved by the Council of Bishops, the revised<br />

structure must then be approved by the Conference in<br />

Conference session.<br />

C. EVUSA Districts<br />

When applying other provisions of these Bylaws to churches in<br />

an EVUSA District, the Executive Director of Evangelism USA<br />

shall be the Conference Superintendent, and the Evangelism<br />

USA Ministries Division Council shall be the Conference<br />

Executive Council. An exception shall be that the Executive<br />

Director of Evangelism USA shall not be considered a<br />

Conference Superintendent member of the Council of Bishops.<br />

D. Pastoral Appointments<br />

1. Pastoral appointments will be made according to one of<br />

the following tracks. The Conference Superintendent or his<br />

appointee shall meet with the Local <strong>Church</strong> Administrative<br />

Council to determine the best method of selection. Pastoral<br />

candidates may be considered from any Conference in the<br />

International Pentecostal Holiness <strong>Church</strong>. In all situations,<br />

Senior Pastors and churches are subject to the appointing<br />

powers of the Conference.<br />

a. Track 1: The Conference Executive Council may<br />

appoint Senior Pastors to local churches in<br />

consultation with the Local <strong>Church</strong> Administrative<br />

Council.<br />

b. Track 2: The Conference Executive Council may<br />

appoint Senior Pastors to local churches in<br />

consultation with the Local <strong>Church</strong> Administrative<br />

Council and election by the local congregation.<br />

c. Track 3: The Local <strong>Church</strong> Administrative Council may<br />

appoint a pastoral search committee to offer<br />

candidates to the local congregation. This committee<br />

shall initiate its work with the Conference<br />

Superintendent and work through the Conference<br />

Superintendent in making contacts with its candidates.<br />

126

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!