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IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund

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Bylaws<br />

Article I. Organizational Structure – General Level<br />

b. The Authority and Duties of the Executive Director of<br />

Discipleship Ministries<br />

1) The Executive Director of Discipleship Ministries<br />

shall be amenable to the General Superintendent<br />

and to the Council of Bishops. Accordingly, he shall<br />

give a division report at each regular meeting of the<br />

Council of Bishops.<br />

2) As the chairman of the Discipleship Ministries<br />

Division Council, the Executive Director of<br />

Discipleship Ministries shall review the agenda of<br />

each Division Council meeting with the General<br />

Superintendent prior to the meeting.<br />

3) Minutes of all Division Council meetings shall be<br />

provided in a timely manner to the members of the<br />

Council of Bishops.<br />

4) The Executive Director of Discipleship Ministries<br />

shall appoint all employees in the Discipleship<br />

Ministries Division. Director-level appointments<br />

shall be in consultation with the General<br />

Superintendent and shall be subject to the approval<br />

of the Discipleship Ministries Division Council.<br />

5) The Executive Director of Discipleship Ministries<br />

shall have the authority to preside over ordination<br />

and licensing ceremonies and to sign and present<br />

ordination certificates and licenses as directed by<br />

the General Superintendent. (Evaluating ordination<br />

and license candidates and issuing clergy<br />

credentials is a function reserved for Conferences.)<br />

6) The Executive Director of Discipleship Ministries or<br />

his appointee shall serve as the chairman of all<br />

boards and committees in the Discipleship<br />

Ministries Division except the Men’s Ministries<br />

Board and the Women’s Ministries Board. He shall<br />

have access to the Men’s Ministries Board and the<br />

Women’s Ministries Board at his discretion.<br />

7) The Executive Director of Discipleship Ministries<br />

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