Church Multiplication Leadership Team

661 Purpose

The Church Multiplication Leadership Team exists to provide leadership for the multiplication of healthy churches in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ, USA, by offering vision, guidance, and resources to our churches and church planters.

662 Personnel

1. Members

The Church Multiplication Leadership Team shall consist of the following:

a. Chairperson of the Church Multiplication Leadership Team.

b. The US bishop.

c. Up to eight members appointed by the Executive Leadership Team. One of these members may be from outside the denomination.

d. Any staff assigned to work with the Church Multiplication Leadership Team shall be advisory members.

2. Lay/Clergy Ratio

The voting members of the Church Multiplication Leadership Team shall include at least 40% laypersons and 40% clergy.

663 Church Multiplication Leadership Team Officers

The Church Multiplication Leadership Team shall elect an assistant chairperson and secretary at its first meeting following its appointment. These officers shall hold office until their successors are appointed. All officers shall be United Brethren members.

664 Meetings

The Church Multiplication Leadership Team shall meet at least annually. Special meetings may be called by the chairperson. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.

665 Executive Committee

The executive committee shall consist of the officers and the US bishop. This committee shall meet at the call of the chairperson or upon the request of two of its members. A majority of the members shall constitute a quorum.

666 Duties and Powers

1. The Church Multiplication Leadership Team shall strive to create multiplying, healthy churches as a Great Commission goal.

2. The Church Multiplication Leadership Team shall work to insure that prayer is the foundation for healthy church multiplication.

3. The Church Multiplication Leadership Team shall endorse the principle that healthy churches that plant churches is the most effective model of church multiplication.

4. The Church Multiplication Leadership Team shall work to insure that proven church multiplication strategies will be employed.

5. The Church Multiplication Leadership Team shall strive to stay in touch with what is current and effective in Church Multiplication.

6. The Church Multiplication Leadership Team shall work to insure the good stewardship and accountability for resources expended in church multiplication.

667 Vacancies

The Executive Leadership Team will fill vacancies on the Church Multiplication Leadership Team. The Church Multiplication Leadership Team may suggest persons to be considered for appointment by the Executive Leadership Team.