2016 Wesleyan Discipline:Local Board of Administration Officers, Boards, Committees and Auxiliaries

Officers, Boards, Committees and Auxiliaries

(22) To elect, when so authorized by the local church conference (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:655:3), two members of a nominating committee from among the members of the local board of administration to serve as set forth in 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:820-823.

(23) To elect annually at such time as it shall determine, an auditing committee (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:863); all spiritual formation and Sunday school leaders except the director or superintendent, and all departmental supervisors and teachers (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:880:7; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:895-900; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:906); one or more offering tellers (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:845:3); and such of the following as are needed and can be supplied: financial or tithing secretary (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:845:2), children’s ministry director, local educational director (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:926), literature secretary (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:928), local missions director (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:930), local evangelism director (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:935), adult youth leader, and other special assignments.

(24) To approve two or more nominees submitted by the nominating committees, or to present other nominations as desired, for the director of women’s ministry, and to ratify the election of officers by this auxiliary; to ratify the election of Wesleyan Youth officers, and to review and approve the actions of all the auxiliaries.

(25) To organize and elect such boards and committees as it deems necessary to the proper organization of the church, such as the committee on witness and membership (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:835-837), committee on finance and stewardship (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:865-868), music committee (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:870-873), ushering committee (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:873), communion committee (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:873), committee on missions (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:955), and committee on evangelism (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:960); and to receive and evaluate their recommendations, including their appointment of subcommittees; to serve as or to establish a spiritual formation leadership team, to determine its membership and to elect such members and to delegate full authority of the duties listed in 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:880:1-21 as it deems wise (cf. 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:875; 880:1-22).

(26) To recommend to the local church conference the removal from office of any church officer, trustee or delegate (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:315:5; 2016 Wesleyan Discipline:655:4, 6), and to remove by majority vote of the local board of administration all who fill other positions (2016 Wesleyan Discipline:825:4) and officers of auxiliaries.

(27) To fill all vacancies occurring in those offices elected by the local church conference, in the interim of its annual sessions, and all vacancies occurring in offices elected by the local board of administration; and to provide for the filling of vacancies in the auxiliaries in keeping with their respective constitutions.