Someone once said, "Reduced to simplest terms, the board's goal should be to ascertain the will of God, and then to translate His will into action." The role of board members is an extremely important one. It calls for commitment, sacrifice, flexibility, understanding and cooperation. It calls those who have shown maturity in their faith and a commitment to the beliefs of the church, to service. Church Board Responsibilities

The following is a sample of the main responsibilities of the church board. A complete listing can be found in the church Manual.

129.1 To care for the interests of the church and its work, not otherwise provided for, in harmony with the pastor.

129.4 To conduct at least once every two years, along with the pastor, a self-study for the purpose of developing a clear understanding of expectations, goals, and performance.

129.6 To provide for the development and adoption of an annual budget for the church, all auxiliaries, any daycare/preschool/weekday schools projecting income and expenditures.

129.7 To assign a committee of the board responsibilities for: (a) monitoring the church budget, (b) reporting to the board on financial conditions and concerns of the church.

129.8 To determine the amount of compensation the pastor shall receive, and to review it at least once a year.

129.9 To provide ways and means for the support of the pastor, the pastoral supply, or any other paid workers of the church; to give attention to the continuing educational needs of the pastor and staff.

129.12 To license, or renew the license of, at its discretion, any person who has been recommended by the pastor for local minister, or lay minister.

129.16 To elect, upon nomination of the Sunday School Ministries Board, with the approval of the pastor, a director of children's ministries and a director of adult ministries.

129.18 To approve the selection of the administrators of Nazarene day-care/preschool/weekday schools.

129.19 To elect a secretary and a treasurer at the first meeting of the new board, to serve until the close of the church year and until a successor has been elected and qualified.

129.21 To cause careful accounting to be kept of all money received and disbursed by the church, including any weekday schools and all auxiliaries, and make report of the same at its regular monthly meetings and to the annual meeting of the church.

129.22 To provide a committee, no fewer than two members of which shall count and account for all money received by the church.

129.23 To appoint an auditing committee that shall audit, at least annually, the financial records of the treasurer of the church, the Nazarene daycare, and any other financial records of the church.

129.24 To provide an evangelism and church membership committee of no fewer than three persons.

Serving on the Board

If you are a formal member of the Cornerstone Church of the Nazarene and would like to be nominated to the church board, we welcome you to put your own name forward. But before you do, we encourage you to prayerfully consider the teachings in 1 Timothy 3 as it summarizes much of what is expected of spiritual leaders.

To help you discern, we ask you to consider the following questions. We are not asking you to give us an answer to each of these questions - we only offer these as something that you need to ask yourself:

- Do you know and understand the doctrines of the church?

- Do you know and understand the covenants of Christian Character and  

     Conduct?

- If you are married, do you have the support of your spouse?

- Will you be able to attend meetings on a monthly basis?

- Have you been attending worship services regularly?

- Have you been seeing to your personal growth through Bible Study and

     Prayer?

- Have you been supporting the church in your giving?

- Is there something in your life that will reflect negatively in your spiritual

     life?

If you are interested in serving on the board yourself, or if you would like to nominate someone else for a position on the church board, please complete the following form and submit it online.