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Policy Revision Approved Oct 23, 2025Mapped to New Policy dated 11/19/2025
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New: Definition of Terms
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IntroductionIntroduction
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1. Goals1.1 Goals
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2. Staff Leadership Team Limitations
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2.1 Staff Leadership Team General Limitations2.5 Senior Staff General Limitations
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2.2 Staff Leadership Team2.6 Senior Staff Communications
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2.3 Treatment of Members, Friends, Visitors and Congregants3.4 Treatment of Members, Friends, Visitors and Congregants
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2.4 Treatment of Staff3.2 Treatment of Staff
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2.5 Treatment of Unpaid Volunteers3.4 Treatment of Members, Friends, Visitors and Congregants
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2.6 Compensation and Benefits3.3 Compensation and Benefits
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2.7 Designated Fund Policy2.9 Designated Fund Policy
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2.8 Goals Focus of Grants2.13 Goal Focus of Grants
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2.9 Transparency of Financial Activity and Spending3.11 Transparency of Financial Activity and Spending
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2.10 Financial Planning and Budgeting3.12 Financial Planning and Budgeting
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2.11 Financial Condition and Activity3.13 Financial Condition and Activity
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2.12 Asset Protection and Management3.14 Asset Protection and Management
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2.13 Endowment Fund Limitations3.15 Endowment Fund Limitations
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2.14 Acceptance of Restricted Gifts3.16 Acceptance of Restricted Gifts
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2.15 Authority to Create Ministry Teams2.10 Authority to Create Ministry Teams
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2.16 Authority over Events and Sponsorship2.11 Authority over Events and Sponsorship
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2.17 Conflict of Interest2.12 Conflict of Interest
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2.18 Communication and Counsel to the Board2.7 Communication and Counsel to the Board
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2.19 Comunication Outside the Congregation2.8 Communication Outside the Congregation
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2.20 Communication and Technology2.14 Communication and Technology
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2.21. Safety2.15 Safety
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2.22 Membership3.5 Membership
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2.23 Records Access and Retention3.17 Records Access and Retention
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3. Governing Process
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3.1 Governing Style1.2 Governing Style
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3.2 Board Contributions and Responsibilities1.3 Board Contributions and Responsibilities
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3.3 Board President's Role1.4 Board President's Role
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3.4 Board of Trustees Code of Conduct1.5 Board of Trustees Code of Conduct
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3.5 Board Committees and Ad Hoc Groups1.6 Standing Board Committees, Task Forces and Ad Hoc Committees
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3.6 Cost of Governance1.7 Cost of Governance
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3.7 Executive Committee Role1.8 Executive Committee Role
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3.8 Not included in recent revisionNA
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3.9 Communication with the Membership and the Congregation1.9 Communication with the Membership and the Congregation
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3.10 Charters Required1.10 Charters Required
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4. Board-Staff Leadership Team Relationship
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4.1 Definition of the Staff Leadership Team2.1 Senior Minister
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4.2 Delegation to the Staff Leadership Team2.3 Delegation to Staff Leadership
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4.3 Unity of Control2.4 Unity of Control
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4.4 Accountability of the SLT and Transparency of SLT Actions4.3 Accountability of Staff Leadership and Transparency of Staff Leadership Actions
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4.5 Staff Leadership Team - Board Relationship4.4 Senior Minister - Board Relationship
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5. Congregant Responsibilities Toward Each Other and Staff
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5.1 Covenant of Right Relations3.6 Covenant of Right Relations
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5.2 Right Relations Committee3.7 Right Relations Committee
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5.3 Conflict Resolution Pathway3.8 Conflict Resolution Pathway
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5.4 Destructive Behavior3.9 Destructive Behavior
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5.5 Reporting and Responding to Destructive Behavior3.10 Reporting and Responding to Destructive Behavior
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6. Review of Policies and Governance Cycle1.11 Review of Policies and Governance Cycle
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7. Amending Board Policy1.12 Amending board Policy
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From 'Statement of Intentions for a Minister-Led Organizational Model'
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Visibility and communication4.1 Visibility and Communication
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Financial Suthority and Decision-Making4.2 Financial Authority and Decision-Making
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Authority and Supervision3.1 Personnel Decisions
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