5: Duties and Powers of Officers
5.08 General Rules for Leadership
All elected or appointed leaders must be committed to the following:
- Faithful church attendance
- Giving of their tithes and offerings to support the church
- Keeping an exemplary Christian lifestyle by abstaining from excessive anger, the use of alcohol or tobacco, gossiping, keeping a clean and godly appearance in dress and manner, and avoiding all forms of worldliness.
- Following the leadership of the pastor as being God's appointed leader in the church. (Acts 20:28 and Hebrews 13:7, 17)
- In event that a person no longer wishes to serve in a position of leadership, that person is to submit a written/signed statement to the pastor (or deacons if the church is without a pastor) stating their decision and the reasons for that decision.