LEADERSHIP

A Leader is one who is responsible for a permanent ministry in the Church. Above all, he is a visionary who demonstrates passion for his vision. Moreover, it inspires confidence. He is serious and decisive in the exercise of his leadership.

 The permanent ministries are as follows: The Pastorate, the Diaconate, the General Council of Administration of the Church, the Direction of the Administrative Committee of the Church, the Direction of Christian Education, the Direction of Children, the Direction of Youth, the Direction of Men, the Direction of Ladies, the Direction of Groups, the Direction of the Choir, the Direction of Music and Audio-Visual, the Direction of Evangelization, the Direction of Maintenance of Buildings, the Direction of the Ushers and other ministries.

 To assume the Leadership of the ministries, the Leader must:

1. be an affiliated member of the Church and at least sixteen (16) years of age.
2. participate in training seminars applicable to their respective department.
3. have attended the spiritual activities of the Group in question for a period of one (1) year before the internal elections and continue to attend.
4. enjoy a good testimony to members of the congregation and outside.
5. having contributed to the spiritual, social, financial, and numerical development of the Church.
6. be flexible and exemplary in their human relations; have self-control, be endowed with great wisdom, show good understanding in their dealings with others, be courageous, honest and be able to inspire confidence.
7. refrain from backbiting and other behaviors and attitudes contrary to biblical prescriptions such as: division, anti-pastoral sentiment, scandal, quarrel, vulgar, blasphemous, and defamatory language, etc.
8. refrain from wild discussions with the Pastor in matters of theological, biblical, and administrative instructions.
9. to be a model in spiritual, social, and ecclesiastical conduct.
10. be moderate in attitude and behavior in all meetings and other Church activities.

The Constitution requires the Leader in office of a given ministry to create a favorable space for the emergence of new leaders under his supervision for the continuity and the perfection of the ministry in question for the edification of the saints.

The Constitution requires of the Leader a continuous intellectual and technological preparation for a better adaptation to the new ideas and dominant tendencies in our society.

The following characteristics are associated with and claimed of all leaders and aspiring leaders in the Church:

1. Regular payment of tithes
2. Regular payment of offerings
3. Participation in weekly and Sunday services
4. Consistency in the affairs and services organized by the Church
5. Continual and public display and demonstration of the affairs of the Church.

The Leader has the function of:

1. to lead his Group according to the biblical prescriptions.
2. to entrench disagreements within the group.
3. be responsible for maintaining and ensuring the smooth running of his ministry.
4. to be responsible for the success or failure of the ministry placed in his custody.
5. convene regular or urgent meetings.
6. have the approval of the Pastor before deciding to participate with his group in an event or an activity organized outside the Church.
7. look after his own spiritual growth and promote that of the members of his group.
8. maintain a close relationship with the Pastor of the Church in all activities of the group in order to harmonize the vision of the Church with that of the group in order to achieve the mission and the vision.

The titular pastor of the Church is the principal leader of all the believers of the Church and this regardless of the ministry that a leader may exercise.