who were living with someone they weren't married to. That church previously had had no policy. Some on the governing board were against setting any kind of policy because it might discourage new people from joining the church. Our culture sees living together without marriage as "the new nor...
2023. SeeEndnote 1,for the summary of the meeting. Excerpt from Endnote 1: “Problems arose within the corporate church. For example, some church members wanted to follow the corporate constitution and bylaws and some wanted to follow the Bible….” ...
We have done this work successfully—without much help from the regional office. But it seems like our success is never good enough. Now you want to divide our congregation, taking our newest members and leaving us with an aging congregation. Next, you’ll be wanting to close us down. We...
Nevertheless, this decision illustrates the caution church leaders must take when contemplating the dismissal of a pastor. The church’s bylaws must be reviewed to determine the proper process for a removal, since a failure to do so could offer a path for a court to decide if a dismis...
For example, what do your articles and bylaws say? Do you have a hierarchy that can override the decision of the local church? If the matter is left up to the directors, then what happens when the dispute is with those directors? And even if you have set out a method of resolving chu...
incorporate under the requirements of Chapter 273 must comply with the requirements of the law. Specifically, we hold that the statute requires that written notice of meetings be given to members of the corporation and that bylaws must be adopted.”Hollins v. Edmonds, 616 S.W.2d 801, (1981...
members of the church voted to accept a purchase and sale agreement— an offer— for the sanctuary building. There’s a lot to get through to close on the building, but the fact that the membership managed to accept this offer, without vitriol or schism, is a remarkable moment in the li...
(1) Copy of the Pro forma Decree of Incorporation of the General Board of the Church of the Nazarene (entered by Circuit Court at Kansas City, Missouri in 1923), to which is attached the Articles of Association, (2) the bylaws of the General Board (as amended in 1957), and (3) ...
:If they profess to be a believer, whether they are members of our church or members of some other church, if we are aware of that sin: steps one, two, three, and four can be practiced, and steps three and four can be based on the non-member provision we have within our bylaws....
Many courts have concluded that the law should encourage churches to communicate matters of “common interest” to members without fear of being sued for defamation. These courts have ruled that churches are protected by a qualified privilege when communicating with church members about matters of mut...