The Board’s focus shall be on the long-term mission and well-being of the Congregation, not on administrative detail. It shall respect the distinction between board governance and ministry, and shall avoid when possible making decisions that address only a single situation.  The Board intends to govern primarily by:

• Discerning and articulating the Congregation’s mission and vision of ministry,
• Setting goals and making strategic choices,
• Executing financial oversight to meet its fiduciary responsibility to the Congregation,  
• Creating written policies to guide the Congregation’s ministry, and
• Monitoring and evaluating the Congregation’s leadership, including itself.

The Board shall set forth in these policies those Ministry functions that it reserves for itself and those Ministry functions that it delegates to specific entities.  All other Ministry functions shall be the responsibility of the Ministry Team.
The Minister shall be the Ministry Team Leader.    The Ministry Team Leader shall lead and direct the spiritual, programmatic, and administrative work of the Church, and is hereby delegated authority and responsibility to make all operational decisions, adopt administrative policies, and allocate Congregational resources except as specifically limited by Board policies.

Updated Sept 12, 2009