Assigning Associate
Staff Members

The Church of the United Brethren in Christ, USA, recognizes the need for multi-pastor congregations to create staff relationships which meet their special interpersonal and directional needs. As such, within the framework of the stationing committee process, the denomination grants these congregations the right to request and receive resumes, interview candidates, and designate the person they deem best for associate staff positions, with the following understandings:

1. The final decision for the senior pastor and co-pastor position rests solely with the stationing committee.

2. The final decision for employing and terminating associate staff members rests solely with the local church.

3. The bishop must be informed of any United Brethren ministers under consideration.

4. If a church hires someone who does not hold a United Brethren ministerial license, the national conference is not obligated to provide licensing.

5. While the primary accountability relationship rests with the senior pastor, ministers licensed by the national conference are required to participate in all accountability processes within the national conference.