The question raised in the SYNOD STAFF MEETING ON-LINE was this: As congregations 'close' they are required to make decisions regarding the disbursement of assets. On occasion I have read where this final decision has been made with considerable thought and inspiration, that has then resulted in the planting of seeds for or nurturing of ministry. I think it would be helpful if we could "lift up" these examples for the purpose of enlightening the members of these congregations as to the possibilities. The reply: One of our congregations closed a few years ago and set up an endowment in our synod that has been used extensively to help rostered people with sabbaticals and other continuing education expenses.

This file contains multiple parts, each of which details specific duties of a financial secretary of a congregation. These guidelines and policies cover such things as how to handle gifts other than cash, how to track funds, what to do with petty cash, designated gifts tracking, reporting procedures, audits and many others.

Recognizing our unity in the Christian faith and our common practice of it, and desiring to express a fellowship in worship and work; knowing our spiritual needs, mindful of our Christian privileges and duties, and wishing to observe an orderly cooperation, we adopt the following constitution.

An outline for a Church's Memorial Gift Policy when a gift is received.

A general memorial fund has been established for the handling of all memorial gifts not specifically identified to an end purpose. Suggestions for memorial expenditures from the general memorial fund may be brought through the senior pastor, to any regularly scheduled meeting of the Executive Committee.

The Church Council can adopt the following policies and procedures to help keep our church a safe sanctuary for our children and youth. Adapted from Reducing the Risk of Child Sexual Abuse in Your Church, published by Church Law and Tax Report, from Youth Protection Guidelines: Training for Volunteer Leaders and Parents of the Boy Scouts of America and from the Policy and Procedure Manual of Youth and Young Adult Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee.

This is not a contract. The policies described herein are not conditions of employment and the language is not intended to create a contract of employment between ELC and its employees. All employees of ELC are employed on an at-will basis.

This personnel policy document includes policies covering employee classifications, compensation, reimbursable expenses, performance reviews, resignation, conduct in the work place, and grievances.

This document represents one congregation's personnel polices. It includes work schedules, reasons for dismissal, performance evaluations, compensation and benefits, and government required policies.

The Youth and Children's Ministry Handbook file SHOULD be modified by each user to incorporate local and state laws. As such, and because of the complex formatting it used, we have only shown the first few pages without attempting to pretty up the formatting issues when converting to HTML. This does include the Table of Contents page which will give you a very good idea of what you will be working with in this document.