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IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund

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Bylaws<br />

Article III. Organizational Structure – Local <strong>Church</strong>es<br />

Associate Pastor and accepts said position<br />

shall submit to and support the vision and<br />

ministry of the Senior Pastor. Any Licensed<br />

or Ordained Minister who is an Associate<br />

Pastor in a local church remains a member<br />

of the Conference and is ultimately<br />

accountable to the Conference.<br />

(2) An Associate Pastor shall meet the<br />

qualifications of a Local <strong>Church</strong><br />

Administrative Council Member. If,<br />

however, the Associate Pastor is a<br />

credentialed minister of an <strong>IPHC</strong><br />

Conference, the tithing requirement shall<br />

apply to the Conference instead of the local<br />

church.<br />

(3) The duties and method of selection of an<br />

Associate Pastor shall be established by<br />

the Senior Pastor in consultation with the<br />

Local <strong>Church</strong> Administrative Council.<br />

(4) Any local church, Conference, or church<br />

institution seeking to recruit and/or hire an<br />

associate minister from a local church shall<br />

first confer with the Senior Pastor of the<br />

local church where the associate has been<br />

serving.<br />

6) Local <strong>Church</strong> Administrative Council<br />

a) The size of the Local <strong>Church</strong> Administrative<br />

Council shall be determined by the church body<br />

in a duly convened business session and shall<br />

consist of at least the following members:<br />

(1) Senior/Lead Pastor, chairman<br />

(2) Secretary/Treasurer (one or two persons<br />

may hold the offices of secretary and<br />

treasurer)<br />

(3) At least two additional Council members<br />

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