IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund
IPHC Church Manual - Extension Loan Fund
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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