Staff Parish Relations Team

1. Communicate between the church staff and the church body on personnel issues and ministry focus.
2. Make recommendations to Church Council on regarding staffing needs
3. Confer with, consult, and counsel the pastor and staff on matters pertaining to the effective use of gifts, skills, and time to fulfill the mission and ministry of the church.
4. Evaluate the staff/pastor in the role of ministry at least annually
5. Supporting lifelong learning for all staff (continuing education)
6. To develop and maintain job descriptions for the lay and clergy staff.
7. Develop salaries / benefits requirements for all paid staff positions

“It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God's people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up.” Ephesians 4:11-12 What about NON-Members? A non-member can serve on some committees.  Non-members cannot be on the church council, the pastor-parish relations committee, or the committee on nominations and leadership development.  The Discipline requires that persons serving on these committees must be members of the local church. Non-members can serve on the board of trustees.  ¶ 2524 of the 2008 Book of Discipline, on the membership of the board of trustees, says, "The trustees shall be of legal age as determined by law, and at least two-thirds shall be members of The United Methodist Church...." (From The Book of Discipline of The United Methodist Church — 2008. Copyright © 2008 by The United Methodist Publishing House. Used by permission.) UMC Discipline Statement on SPRC - SPRCDuties Guidelines, a Cokesbury publications on SPRC - UMC%20Guidelines%20-%20SPRC SPRC Annual Schedule - Staff Parish Annual Plan Church Council Duties - The Church Council Responsibilities CURRENT 2011 LEADERSHIP TEAM - 2011 Leadership Team On-Line Training