SCC- DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

EDUCATIONAL MINISTRIES
A. General:

All church organizations shall be under church control. All officers shall report regularly to the church. The pastor is an ex-officio officer of all organizations named, and his leadership to be recognized in them.

B. Sunday School and Small Group Bible Studies:

The Sunday School shall be divided into classes and departments as it grows and conducted under a director for the study of God’s Word.

The tasks of the Sunday School shall be to teach the Bible, lead in reaching all prospects, lead all church members to worship, witness, learn and minister daily; provide and interpret information regarding he work of the church and denomination.
The goal should be for every member to participate weekly in Sunday School or another small group Bible study.


C. Church Training:

The Church Training shall serve as the training organization and arm of the church. Its tasks shall be to teach Christian doctrine, ethics church polity and organization; train leaders for the church and denomination; provide for specialized raining for special projects of ministry for the church, and provide organization and leadership for special activities in the church.

D. Missionary Education Ministry:

There shall be a missionary education with such officers and such forms of organizations to teach missions, lead persons to participate in missions; provide organization and leadership in special mission projects of the church.
CHURCH MEETINGS
A. Worship Services:

The church shall meet regularly each Sunday morning and other times as needed for the worship of God, for preaching, instruction, evangelism, and on Wednesday or the other night designated for prayer. These meeting will be open for the entire membership of the church and for all the people and shall be conducted under the direction of the pastor, or designated church officer in the absence of the pastor.

B. Regular Business Meetings:

Regular business meetings shall be held every third Sunday of the month. The agenda shall be circulated or made known to the church one week prior to the business meeting. Should there be any unusual meeting or matter of unusual interest to be brought before such regular meeting, notice shall be given to the membership one week prior to that meeting.

C. Special Business Meeting:

A special called business meeting may be held upon by the pastor, other church officers, or by action of the church to consider special matters of significant nature. A one-week written notice or announcement must be given for especially called business meeting.

D. Quorum:

The quorum consists of those who attend the business meeting, provided it is a stated meeting or one that has been properly called. At least one-half of the active church members shall constitute a quorum.

E. Parliamentary Rules:

Robert’s Rules of Order is adopted as the authority for parliamentary rules of procedure for all business meetings of the church, and for all other meetings that demand voting of the church members, including committee meetings.
LICENSING & ORDAINING
Licensing and Ordination into the Ministry

Any member of the church who has shown by his life and his call by God into the Gospel ministry may, by recommendation of he Deacons Committee, approved by the Church Council and in a church business meeting proceed to be licensed and/or ordained by the church to the Christian ministry.


Deacons after screening by the Deacons Committee and pastor recommended and elected by the church, may be ordained. The pastor shall assemble an ordaining council for the ordination of qualified and recommended candidates.

CHURCH DISCIPLINE
Should any unhappy difference arise among members, the aggrieved member shall follow in a tender spirit, he rules given by our Lord in Matthew 18:15-17.

Should any case of gross breach of covenant, or of public scandal occur, the deacons shall endeavor to solve the problem; and if this effort fails, shall report the case to the church.

A spirit of Christian kindness and forbearance shall pervade all such proceedings, but should an adverse decision be reached, the church may proceed to admonish or declare the offender to be no longer in the membership of the church.

Any person whose membership has been terminated for any reason may be restored by vote of the church, upon evidence of his repentance and reformation; of if an account of continued absence, upon satisfactory explanation.