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Bylaws Article VI. Trials and Appeals e. During the trial, witnesses shall be required to answer questions asked only by the counsel for the defendant, the selected spokesman, and presiding chairman. f. Cross-examination shall be in order. The chairman shall allow no unfair procedures that affect the testimony. 4. Disciplinary Action a. Disciplinary actions may consist of: 1) Indefinite dismissal 2) Suspension, the length of which should be based on the severity of charges. b. This applies to Conference and Council of Bishops levels only. All disciplinary actions should be declared in a spirit of love and concern with the intent of restoration. 5. Appeals a. All defendants shall have the right of appeal to the next highest council whose determination shall be final. The appeal system is as follows: 1) The decision of the local church may be appealed to the Conference Executive Council. 2) The decision of the Conference Executive Council may be appealed to the Executive Committee. 3) The decision of the Executive Committee may be appealed to the Council of Bishops. b. All appeals must be submitted in writing by the defendant or counsel within two (2) weeks of the trial. c. The council considering the appeal may request briefs of summation from the selected spokesman and counsel for the defense. 185
Bylaws Article VI. Trials and Appeals d. A majority vote of the appeals board on any level shall determine the decision. e. The decision of the appeals board will be determined by documented evidence and records of the trial as submitted by the presiding chairman in person or by certified mail. E. Restoration 1. Where restoration is deemed appropriate by the Conference Executive Council to which the minister is amenable, the Conference Executive Council shall endeavor to restore to ministry a suspended or dismissed credentialed minister. The Conference Executive Council shall use the following guidelines in restoring such a minister where legally possible. a. Repentance There must be genuine repentance that involves renunciation of sin, acceptance of responsibility, and commitment to reconciliation (Proverbs 28:13; Matthew 5:23-25, 29, 30). b. Confession Complete confession must be made to the council to which the minister is amenable (1 Timothy 5:20). c. Accountability 1) He must be willing to meet with the Conference Superintendent to implement restoration. 2) He must accept the plan of restoration prescribed by the council to which he is amenable. In the case of a sexual moral failure by a credentialed minister, the plan of restoration shall be a minimum of two (2) years. 3) He must be willing to submit to a Senior Pastor designated by the Conference Executive Council, 186
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