Staff Pastor/Parish Relations (SPR) Committee
Chair: Terry Lee Bechtle
Staff Pastor/Parish Relations Committee
This committee encourages, strengthens, nurtures, supports and respects the pastor(s) and staff and their families. They confer regularly about personnel conditions that affect the congregation’s total ministry, including healthy life-work balance. Help staff to set priorities.
Committee responsibilities include:
1) communicates openly and regularly with pastor(s) and staff
2) prepares and maintains an employee policy manual
3) recommends staff positions needed and develops approved written job descriptions
4) recommends total compensation and other financial matters
5) provides annual evaluation of pastor(s); and
6) meets at least annually with District Superintendent regarding pastoral evaluation.
7) In conjunction with the Trustees, the committee conducts an annual inspection of the parsonage.
Spiritual Gifts and Qualifications Helpful
Members with these spiritual gifts are of benefit to the committee:
1) exhortation (encouragement)
2) wisdom
3) discernment
4) administration
5) shepherding
6) helping
7) service
8) leadership
If you would like to serve on this committee, please contact the current committee chair.
This committee encourages, strengthens, nurtures, supports and respects the pastor(s) and staff and their families. They confer regularly about personnel conditions that affect the congregation’s total ministry, including healthy life-work balance. Help staff to set priorities.
Committee responsibilities include:
1) communicates openly and regularly with pastor(s) and staff
2) prepares and maintains an employee policy manual
3) recommends staff positions needed and develops approved written job descriptions
4) recommends total compensation and other financial matters
5) provides annual evaluation of pastor(s); and
6) meets at least annually with District Superintendent regarding pastoral evaluation.
7) In conjunction with the Trustees, the committee conducts an annual inspection of the parsonage.
Spiritual Gifts and Qualifications Helpful
Members with these spiritual gifts are of benefit to the committee:
1) exhortation (encouragement)
2) wisdom
3) discernment
4) administration
5) shepherding
6) helping
7) service
8) leadership
If you would like to serve on this committee, please contact the current committee chair.