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Bylaws Article IV. Clergy b. For those pursuing pastoral/evangelistic ministry, the Minister’s License is the entry-level credential for the purpose of training and maturing as a minister. For those with a ministry focus of discipleship ministries or music, the Minister of Discipleship Ministries License and the Minister of Music License are the credentials that recognize their ministry specialty. c. The Conference in Conference session shall have the authority to grant the Minister’s License. The Conference Executive Council may grant a ministerial license under special circumstances. 2. In order to be eligible for a Minister’s License, a candidate must: a. Subscribe to and demonstrate character consistent with the International Pentecostal Holiness <strong>Church</strong> Articles of Faith and Covenant of Commitment. b. Be a member of a local church and be recommended by that local church. This recommendation must be in writing and signed by the Senior Pastor and church secretary. c. Be certain of a definite call to ministry and leadership according to Ephesians 4:11. d. Complete the prescribed study program. e. Be approved by a Conference-approved screening/interview committee after the committee has conducted a credit check and a criminal background check. 3. Authority and Duties a. It shall be the duty of Licensed Ministers to participate in all phases of the church program – General, Conference, and local. b. All Licensed Ministers are amenable to the Conference and Conference Executive Council. 155
Bylaws Article IV. Clergy c. Licensed Ministers not serving as officials or pastors should use their spiritual gifts and ministries to help build the church. d. Licensed Ministers are required to attend the Annual Conference Session of the Conference. Those who are unable to attend shall submit an acceptable written explanation of their absence to the Conference Superintendent. Those failing to do so for two (2) consecutive conferences shall forfeit their Minister’s License. e. Licensed Ministers are expected to attend Conferencesponsored activities. f. Licensed Ministers are expected to preach God’s Word consistently with their calling and credentials. g. Licensed Ministers must maintain ministerial activity to retain credentials. h. Since tithing is the biblical basis for the financial guidelines of the church (Genesis 14:20; Malachi 3:8- 11; Matthew 23:23), clergy are to serve as leaders and role models for the church in tithing. This includes retired clergy. To do so, they must pay full tithe (10 percent of all income) into the storehouse. The “storehouse” for the minister is the Conference treasury (just as the “storehouse” for the church member is the local church treasury). In light of this position, all clergy are required to give a full tithe monthly into the Conference treasury, or the General treasury, according to their membership status, and to report monthly on forms provided. Licensed Ministers are expected to tithe monthly to their Conferences on all income from both ministerial and secular sources. Income for these purposes includes but is not limited to salary, housing allowance, utilities paid by a church, and honoraria. The Licensed Minister who does not tithe shall be dealt with in the following manner: 156
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