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Seventh-day Adventist CHURCH MANUAL Issued by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Revised 1981 PRINTED IN U.S.A. TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface (cid:9) 19 CHAPTER 1 The Church of the Living God (cid:9) 24 No Wall of Partition (cid:9) 25 The Supreme Object of Christ's Regard (cid:9) 26 The Opposition of the Enemy (cid:9) 27 The Church Complete in Christ (cid:9) 28 CHAPTER 2 Fundamental Beliefs of Seventh-day Adventists (cid:9) 31 CHAPTER 3 Organization Founded on Divine Principles (cid:9) 47 Biblical Basis for Organization (cid:9) 47 Vital Importance of Organization (cid:9) 49 Divine Purpose in Organization (cid:9) 50 CHAPTER 4 The Form of Organization in the Seventh-day Advent- ist Church (cid:9) 52 Forms of Church Government (cid:9) 53 Five Steps in Our Organization (cid:9) 53 Relationships Between Organizations (cid:9) 55 General Conference the Highest Authority (cid:9) 55 CHAPTER 5 Church Membership (cid:9) 56 Membership on a Spiritual Basis (cid:9) 56 6(cid:9) CHURCH MANUAL Baptism a Gospel Requirement (cid:9) 57 Baptism a Prerequisite to Church Membership (cid:9) 57 Mode of Baptism (cid:9) 58 Public Examination (cid:9) 59 Baptismal Covenant (cid:9) 60 Doctrinal Instruction for Baptismal Candidates (cid:9) 60 Baptismal Vow and Baptism (cid:9) 61 Baptismal Vow (cid:9) 61 Welcoming Candidates (cid:9) 62 Receiving Members Who Are Not Known (cid:9) 63 Baptismal Ceremony (cid:9) 63 Transferring Members (cid:9) 63 Transferring Church Members (cid:9) 63 Method of Granting Letters of Transfer (cid:9) 64 Clerk to Make Out Letter (cid:9) 65 Membership During Interval of Transfer (cid:9) 65 The Receiving of Members Disturbed by World Condi- tions (cid:9) 66 Counted in Statistical Reports (cid:9) 66 If Member Is Not Accepted (cid:9) 66 No Letters to Members Under Discipline (cid:9) 67 Church Letters Granted Only to Those in Good and Regular Standing (cid:9) 67 Not to Vote Letter Without Member's Approval (cid:9) 67 Church Boards Cannot Grant Letters (cid:9) 68 Conference or Field Church (cid:9) 68 Organized Companies (cid:9) 69 Queries Concerning Receiving and Dropping Mem- bers (cid:9) 71 Receiving Members on Profession of Faith (cid:9) 71 Dropping Names (cid:9) 72 No Retired Membership List (cid:9) 72 Rebaptism (cid:9) 72 Of Converts From Other Religious Communions (cid:9) 72 Of Church Members and Former Seventh-day Advent- ists (cid:9) 73 TABLE OF CONTENTS(cid:9) 7 CHAPTER 6 Church Officers and Their Duties (cid:9) 75 Their Qualifications (cid:9) 75 Moral Fitness (cid:9) 75 Religious Fitness (cid:9) 75 The Church Must Be Guarded and Fed (cid:9) 77 Respect and Deference Due to Ministers and Officers ofthe Church (cid:9) 78 Men Not to Be Hurried Into Office (cid:9) 79 Those Opposed to Unity Not Suitable for Office (cid:9) 80 Unsafe to Choose Men Who Refuse to Cooperate With Others (cid:9) 81 The Church Elder (cid:9) 81 The Office an Important One (cid:9) 81 A Religious Leader of the Church (cid:9) 81 Capable of Ministering the Word (cid:9) 82 Elected for One Year (cid:9) 82 Ordination of Local Elder (cid:9) 82 Work of Church Elder Is Local (cid:9) 83 To Foster All Lines of Missionary Work (cid:9) 83 Relationship to the Ordained Minister (cid:9) 84 Conduct of Church Services (cid:9) 85 The Baptismal Service (cid:9) 85 The Marriage Ceremony (cid:9) 85 To Cooperate With the Conference (cid:9) 86 To Foster Worldwide Work (cid:9) 87 To Foster Tithe Paying (cid:9) 87 To Distribute Responsibility (cid:9) 87 First Elder (cid:9) 88 Elder Not a Delegate Ex Officio (cid:9) 88 Limitation of Authority (cid:9) 88 Church Leaders (cid:9) 88 The Deacon (cid:9) 89 Importance of the Office (cid:9) 89 Board of Deacons (cid:9) 90 Deacons Must Be Ordained (cid:9) 91 The Duties of Deacons (cid:9) 91 8(cid:9) CHURCH MANUAL To Assist in Church Ordinances (cid:9) 92 The Care of the Sick and the Poor (cid:9) 94 The Deaconess (cid:9) 94 The Duties of Deaconesses (cid:9) 94 The Board of Deaconesses (cid:9) 95 The Church Clerk (cid:9) 95 An Important Office (cid:9) 95 No Names Ad&d or Dropped Without Vote of the Church (cid:9) 96 Transferring Members (cid:9) 97 Corresponding With Members (cid:9) 97 Delegates' Credentials for Conference Session (cid:9) 97 Reports to Be Furnished Promptly (cid:9) 97 Church Records (cid:9) 98 The Church Treasurer (cid:9) 98 A Sacred Work (cid:9) 98 Church Treasurer the Custodian of All Church Funds (cid:9) 98 Conference Funds (cid:9) 99 Sabbath School Funds (cid:9) 99 Adventist Youth Society Funds (cid:9) 100 Local Church Funds (cid:9) 100 Funds of Auxiliary Organizations (cid:9) 100 Safeguarding the Purpose of Funds (cid:9) 101 Money for Personal Literature Orders (cid:9) 102 Proper Method for Payment of Money by Members (cid:9) 102 Receipts to Church Members (cid:9) 103 Proper Method of Remitting Funds to the Conference (cid:9), 103 Preserving Vouchers (cid:9) 103 Books Should Be Audited (cid:9) 104 Relations With Members Confidential (cid:9) 104 Interest Coordinator (cid:9) 104 CHAPTER 7 The Services and Meetings of the Church (cid:9) 106 Spiritual Worship (cid:9) 106 Reverence for the House of Worship (cid:9) 106 Children to Be Taught Reverence (cid:9) 107 TABLE OF CONTENTS(cid:9) 9 Decorum anduietness in the Place of Worship (cid:9) 108 Arrangements for Church Meetings (cid:9) 109 Hospitality (cid:9) 109 Unauthorized Speakers in Our Churches (cid:9) 109 The Sabbath Worship Service (cid:9) 110 The Form of Service (cid:9) 110 Longer Order of Worship (cid:9) 110 Shorter Order of Worship (cid:9) 111 Announcements (cid:9) 111 Sacredness of the Sabbath Worship Hour (cid:9) 112 The Sabbath Morning Service (cid:9) 112 Public Prayer (cid:9) 114 The Communion Service (cid:9) 115 Announcing the Communion Service (cid:9) 116 Conducting the Communion Service (cid:9) 116 Who May Participate (cid:9) 118 Every Member Should Attend (cid:9) 119 Unleavened Bread and Unfermented Wine (cid:9) 120 A Memorial of the Crucifixion (cid:9) 120 Ordinance of Foot Washing (cid:9) 120 Suggested Order for the Communion Service (cid:9) 121 Who May Conduct Communion Service (cid:9) 121 Communion for the Sick (cid:9) 122 The Prayer Meeting (cid:9) 122 The Sabbath School (cid:9) 123 The Sabbath School Teachers' Meeting (cid:9) 123 Adventist Youth Society (cid:9) 124 AdventistJunior Youth Society and Pathfinder Club 126 Church Missionary Meetings (cid:9) 127 Times of Meetings (cid:9) 127 Supplying Literature on the Sabbath (cid:9) 128 The Church Board and Its Meetings (cid:9) 129 Definition and Function (cid:9) 129 Membership (cid:9) 130 10(cid:9) CHURCH MANUAL Officers (cid:9) 130 Meetings (cid:9) 131 Work of the Board (cid:9) 131 Subcommittees (cid:9) 133 School Board Meetings (cid:9) 133 Parents' Meetings (cid:9) 134 Business Meetings (cid:9) 134 Music (cid:9) 136 Place of Music in Divine Service (cid:9) 136 Sing With the Spirit and the Understanding (cid:9) 137 Selecting Choir Leaders (cid:9) 137 Membership of Church Choirs (cid:9) 138 CHAPTER 8 Auxiliary Organizations of the Church and Their Officers (cid:9) 139 The Department of Lay Activities (cid:9) 139 Lay Activities Council (cid:9) 139 Lay Activities Leader (cid:9) 141 Lay Activities Secretary (cid:9) 141 Dorcas Society (cid:9) 143 Adventist Men (cid:9) 144 Community Services Center (cid:9) 144 The Sabbath School (cid:9) 145 The Sabbath School Council (cid:9) 146 The Superintendent (cid:9) 147 The Assistant Superintendent (cid:9) 148 The Secretary (cid:9) 149 Assistant Secretaries (cid:9) 150 The Music Director (cid:9) 150 The Pianist and/or Organist (cid:9) 150 Sabbath School Offering (cid:9) 151 Expense Money (cid:9) 151 The Quarterly Report (cid:9) 151 Adventist Youth Society (cid:9) 152 Objectives (cid:9) 153 TABLE OF CONTENTS(cid:9) 11 Membershiin the AY Society (cid:9) 154 Officers of e AY Society (cid:9) 155 The AY Society Council (cid:9) 156 Youth Leader and Associate Youth Leader (cid:9) 156 Secretary-Treasurer and Assistant (cid:9) 157 The AYS Sponsor (cid:9) 158 AY Features (cid:9) 158 The Adventist Junior Youth Society (cid:9) 159 AJY Pledge (cid:9) 161 AJY Law (cid:9) 161 AJY Classes (cid:9) 161 AY Honors (cid:9) 161 Pathfinder Club (cid:9) 162 Education (cid:9) 163 Philosophy (cid:9) 163 Objectives (cid:9) 163 Parents' Societies (cid:9) 164 Home and School Fellowship (cid:9) 165 Purpose (cid:9) 165 Objective (cid:9) 166 Membership (cid:9) 166 Officers (cid:9) 166 Leader and Assistant Leader (cid:9) 167 Secretary-Treasurer (cid:9) 167 The Church School Board (cid:9) 167 Membership (cid:9) 167 Officers (cid:9) 169 Relation of Union School Boards to the Local Churches 169 Term of ffice (cid:9) 169 Meetings (cid:9) 170 Qualifications (cid:9) 170 Duties of the Officers (cid:9) 170 Functions (cid:9) 171 Communication (cid:9) 171 Importance of Effective Comrnunic 171 The Organization (cid:9) 171 12(cid:9) CHURCH MANUAL The Communication Secretary and His Work (cid:9) 172 The Communication Committee (cid:9) 172 Relation to Other Departments of Church (cid:9) 173 In Large Adventist Centers (cid:9) 173 Qualifications (cid:9) 174 Department of Health (cid:9) 174 Church Health Leader (cid:9) 175 Church Health Council (cid:9) 176 Department of Stewardship and Development (cid:9) 177 Church Stewardship Secretary (cid:9) 177 Temperance Department (cid:9) 178 CHAPTER 9 Ministers and Workers in Relation to the Church (cid:9) 181 A Divinely Appointed Ministry (cid:9) 181 The Conference President (cid:9) 182 Pastors and District Leaders Not Executives (cid:9) 182 President and Committee Direct Departmental Secretaries (cid:9) 182 Work of Departmental Secretaries Not Administra- tive (cid:9) 183 Relation of Ordained Minister to Church Work (cid:9) 183 Churches Do Not Elect Pastor (cid:9) 184 Licensed Ministers (cid:9) 184 Bible Instructors (cid:9) 186 Adventist Book Center Secretaries (cid:9) 186 The Pastor Should Assist the Evangelist (cid:9) 187 President and Committee Direct Conference Workers (cid:9) 187 Credentials and Licenses (cid:9) 188 Expired Credentials (cid:9) 189 Relieving a Minister of His Office (cid:9) 189 Sustentation Workers (cid:9) 190 Ministers Without Credentials Serving in Our Churches (cid:9) 190 CHAPTER 10 The Church Election (cid:9) 191 TABLE OF CONTENTS(cid:9) 13 Nominating Committee (cid:9) 191 How Nominating Committee Is Appointed (cid:9) 191 Who Should Be Members of the Nominating Committee 192 Work of the Nominating Committee (cid:9) 193 Nominating Committee to interview Prospective Offi- cers (cid:9) 195 Appearing Before the Nominating Committee (cid:9) 195 Nominating Committee Discussions Are Confidential (cid:9) 195 Reporting to the Church (cid:9) 196 Objecting to the Report of the Nominating Committee (cid:9) 197 Vacancies (cid:9) 197 Election of Delegates to Local Conference Session (cid:9) 198 Choosing Delegates (cid:9) 198 Duty of Delegates (cid:9) 199 Responsibility of Conference Officers (cid:9) 200 Conference Committee Members to Represent the Entire Conference (cid:9) 200 CHAPTER 11 Gospel Finance (cid:9) 201 Stewardship (cid:9) 202 The Tithe (cid:9) 203 Systematic Benevolence and Unity (cid:9) 204 How the Tithe Is to Be Used (cid:9) 204 How the Tithe Is Paid (cid:9) 205 Conference Workers and Church Officers to Set Example in Tithe Paying (cid:9) 205 Tithe Paying a Scriptural Obligation (cid:9) 206 Offerings (cid:9) 206 Sabbath School Offerings (cid:9) 206 Other Offerings (cid:9) 207 SpecialGifts to Fields (cid:9) 207 Assisting the Needy (cid:9) 207 Church Budget for Local Expenses (cid:9) 208 Sample Budget (cid:9) 208 Church Budget (cid:9) 208

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CHURCH MANUAL. Baptism a Gospel Requirement. 57. Baptism a Prerequisite to Church Membership. 57. Mode of Baptism. 58. Public Examination.
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