PASTORAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE

The Pastors Relations Committee shall:

 1.      Be a committee to support the needs of the Pastor and Associate Pastor and provide a group in which the Pastor or Associate Pastor can discuss any Church, personal, community or other issues in a confidential setting;

 2.     Consist of seven (7) covenant members of this church, who shall be elected for a  term of three (3) years.  There shall be two subcommittees, each of three members: one working with the Pastor, the other with the Associate Pastor.  The seventh member shall be the Chairperson of the Pastor Parish Relations Committee as well as Chair of each subcommittee.  The members shall not be representative of particular organizations within the Church, but are to be chosen on the basis of involvement in, understanding of and commitment to the workings of the Church.  Candidates for election to the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee shall be selected as follows:

(a)     For a vacancy to either subcommittee, a list of no fewer than four (4) Names of Covenant members of the Church shall be offered by the Pastor or Associate Pastor for said subcommittee.  Said vacancies to be filled by the Cabinet which will select a name from the list provided.  Terms of office shall be three years  with a second term possible.  The initial class will consist of 1 member for 1 year, 1 member for 2 years and 1 member for three years.  After that all terms will be for three years.

 (b)     The Chair of the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee shall be chosen from a list of four (4) names submitted by the Pastor and Associate Pastor and given to the Officers of the Church who will select the chair from said list.  The chair will serve for a period of three years.  At the end of the three year period, the chair may be reappointed for an additional three year term on the recommendation of the Pastor and Associate Pastor, or a list of new names may be submitted by the Pastor and Associate pastor for selection by the Church Officers.  No one may serve as chair more than two consecutive terms on the Pastor-Parish Relations Committee.  When a new Pastor or Associate Pastor is chosen for the Church, three (3) new members may be chosen by the Pastor or Associate pastor, and a new Chair will be appointed from a list of four (4) names provided to the Church Officers.

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