BP7
Treatment of Staff With respect to the treatment of paid and volunteer staff, the senior pastor may not cause or allow conditions that are unfair or undignified. BP7.1
Personnel Policies The senior pastor shall not operate without concise personnel policies that clarify rules for staff, provide for effective handling of grievances, and comply with government regulations.
BP7.2
Grievance The senior pastor shall not prevent staff from expressing a grievance to the Executive Council when (1) internal procedures have been exhausted, and (2) the employee alleges either that the Executive Council’s Guiding Principles have been violated to his or her detriment or that the principles do not adequately protect his or her legal rights.
BP7.3
Staff Evaluation The senior pastor shall not fail to at least annually evaluate staff performance using a valid and fair system that includes clear categories and scales of measurement.
BP8
Communication and Support to the Executive Council The senior pastor shall not permit the Executive Council to be uninformed or unsupported in its work.
BP9
Emergency Senior Pastor Succession In order to protect the Executive Council from the sudden loss of senior pastor services, the senior pastor will have at least one other ministry staff member familiar with Executive Council and senior pastor issues and processes.
As of April 15, 2014
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