CHURCH PROCEDURES - Sharon Heights Baptist Church

CHURCH PROCEDURES Sharon Heights Baptist Church

INDEX TITLE

FORWARD AND PURPOSE STATEMENT

I. NAME

II. STATEMENT OF FAITH

III. CHURCH COVENANT

IV. POLITY Section 1. Section 2.

Reason General Doctrine

V. MEMBERSHIP Section 1. Section 2. Section 3. Section 4. Section 5.

General Candidacy New Member Orientation Rights of Members Privileges and Needs of Ministry

VI. TERMINATION OF MEMBERSHIP

VII. DISCIPLINE

VIII. CHURCH STAFF Section I. Section II. Section III. Section IV. Section V. Section VI Section VII. Section VIII. Section IX.

Pastor Associate Pastor Minister of Youth Deacons Ordination Education Administrator Music Department Church Officers Church Organizations

WOMEN ON MISSION

BROTHERHOOD

VACATION BIBLE SCHOOL

BUSINESS MEETINGS

SPECIAL BUSINESS MEETINGS

MINISTRY TEAMS Nominating Ministry Team Properties Ministry Team Finance Ministry Team Counting Ministry Team

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Ushering Ministry Team Bereavement Ministry Team Food Social Ministry Team Flowers Ministry Team Special Events Ministry Team Van Ministry Team Vehicle Maintenance Person Baptismal Ministry Team

CHURCH POLICY CONCERNING DEATHS

JANITOR

EMERGENCY ALERT AND NOTIFICATION POLICY

PHONE DIRECTORY OF CONTACT PERSONS

OFFERINGS

WEDDING POLICIES

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FORWARD This is intended to be used as an instruction for how our church functions. It is for instruction, clarification and information. It is not intended to be an eternal or unchangeable document. This document was compiled by Pastor, Jason Dunlap; Associate Pastor, Ricky King; Deacon, Gary Parsons; members, Barbara Harris, and Susan King with the help of Department Directors, members, various ministry Teams and other church guidelines. Any changes should be brought to the attention of the Deacons and appropriate parties for discussion. If, after discussion and prayerful consideration, proposed changes are deemed unnecessary, no further action will be taken. Proposed changes should then be brought to the church and discussed at least one business meeting before voting on changes.

PURPOSE STATEMENT Sharon Heights Baptist Church will strive to keep people out of hell and get them to Heaven by sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ with them. Not only to keep them out of hell but to train them to share with others by developing the following areas: Ministry, Discipleship, Fellowship, Worship, Teaching, and Evangelism.

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I. NAME

This body shall be known as the Sharon Heights Baptist Church, Inc. of 520 Bivens-Brookside Road, Birmingham, Alabama 35214, in Brookside, Alabama.

II. STATEMENT OF FAITH We believe the Holy Bible is the inspired Word of God and is the basis for any statement of faith. We band ourselves together as a body of baptized believers in Jesus Christ personally committed to sharing the good news of salvation to lost mankind and to the regular worship of our Lord Jesus Christ. We strive to adhere to the church covenant as printed below. The government of this church is vested in the body of baptized believers who compose it. This church is subject to the control of no other ecclesiastical body, but it recognizes and sustains the obligations of mutual counsel and cooperation, which are common among Baptist Churches. Insofar as is practical, this church will cooperate with and support the following:

SOUTHERN BAPTIST CONVENTION and its programs;

ALABAMA STATE CONVENTION affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention; Baptist Offices: 2001 East South Boulevard

Montgomery, Alabama 36111 Mailing Address: Post Office Box 11870

Montgomery, Alabama 36198

NORTH JEFFERSON BAPTIST ASSOCIATION and its sister churches.

Office:

3396 Mt. Olive Road

Mt. Olive, Alabama 35117

III. CHURCH COVENANT Having been led, as we believe by the Spirit of God, to receive the Lord Jesus Christ as our Savior and, on the profession of our faith, having been baptized in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, we do now, in the presence of God, and this assembly, most solemnly and joyfully enter into covenant with one another as one body in Christ. We engage, therefore, by the aid of the Holy Spirit to walk together in Christian love; to strive for the advancement of this church, in knowledge, holiness, and comfort; to promote its prosperity and spirituality; to sustain its worship, ordinances, discipline, and doctrines; to contribute cheerfully and regularly to the support of the ministry, the expenses of the church, the relief of the poor, and the spread of the gospel through all nations. We also engage to maintain family and secret devotions; to religiously educate our children; to seek the salvation of our kindred and acquaintances; to walk circumspectly in the world; to be just in our dealings, faithful in our engagements, and exemplary in our deportment; to avoid all tattling, backbiting, and excessive anger; to abstain from the sale of, and use of, destructive drugs or intoxicating drinks as a beverage; to shun pornography; to be zealous in our efforts to advance the kingdom of our Savior. We further engage to watch over one another in brotherly love; to remember one another in prayer; to aid one another in sickness and distress; to cultivate Christian sympathy in feeling and Christian courtesy in speech; to be slow to take offense, but always ready for reconciliation and mindful of the rules of our Savior to secure it without delay. We moreover engage that when we remove from this place we will, as soon as possible, unite with some other church where we can carry out the spirit of this covenant and the principles of God's Word.

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