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!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! North American Division of the General Conference WORKING POLICY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2008-2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Working Policy North American Division of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists 2008-2009 Edition PRINTED IN U.S.A. REVIEW AND HERALD PUBLISHING ASSOCIATION Hagerstown, MD 21740 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction The Working Policy of the North American Division of the General Conference contains the Constitution and Bylaws of the General Conference as adopted by General Conference Sessions. It also contains the accumulated policies which are applicable to the North American Division which have been adopted by General Conference Sessions, Annual Councils of the General Conference Committee and the North American Division Committee.* It is therefore the authoritative voice of the Church in all matters pertaining to the work of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination in the North American Division. It shall be adhered to by all denominational organizations in North America. (NAD B 15) A North American Division edition of the General Conference Working Policy was first published in 1971. Up until and including the 1975 edition, the North American Division Working Policy was published in bound format and was updated and reprinted periodically, usually every two years. Beginning with the 1978 edition, it was published in loose-leaf format and updated annually by inserts which incorporated the policy revisions voted by the latest Annual Council of the General Conference Committee and the North American Division Committee.* The last such inserts contained the policy revisions voted by the 1982 Annual Council and carried the notation “Revised 1982.” The 1984 edition of the North American Division Working Policy returned to a bound format. It was designated as the 1984 edition because it contained the revisions voted by the 1984 Annual Council. This 2008-2009 edition of the North American Division Working Policy has been prepared in harmony with the plan to publish annually a revised edition incorporating all applicable policy changes voted by the latest Annual Council of the General Conference Committee and the policies voted by the North American Division Year-end Meeting. It supersedes all previous editions and shall be adhered to except as it shall be amended by subsequent actions of a General Conference Session or a Year-end Meeting of the North American Division Committee. __________ * Prior to the 1984 Annual Council the North American Division Committee was referred to as the North American Division Committee on Administration. CONTENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Part I—CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS Constitution ................................................................. 1 Bylaws ......................................................................... 10 Part II—STATEMENT OF MISSION Mission Statement of the Seventh-day Adventist Church ........................................................................ A 05 29 Part III—WORKING POLICY Organization and Administration ............................ B 33 Organizational and Operational Principles of Seventh-day Adventist Church Structure ......... B 05 33 Outline of Denominational Organization ............... B 10 36 General Conference and North American Division Working Policies. .............................. B 15 38 General Conference Sessions ................................. B 20 40 Election of Retirees to Elective Offices ................. B 25 42 Administrative Relationships ................................. B 40 43 Relationships Between Organizations ................... B 45 47 Responsibility and Relationship of Officers .......... B 55 49 Establishing New Constituency-Based Organizational Units ........................................ B 60 51 Organizing New Missions/Conferences/Unions .... B 65 52 Adjustments in Organizational Status .................... B 75 57 Adjustments in Territory of Organizations ............ B 80 60 Discontinuation of Organizations .......................... B 90 63 Discontinuation of Organizations by Voluntary or Involuntary Dissolution ............................... B 95 66 General Administrative Policies ............................... BA 69 Annual Councils .................................................... BA 05 69 Church Manual ...................................................... BA 15 69 Legal Organizations ............................................... BA 25 71 Legal Counsel ........................................................ BA 30 72 Financial Consequences of Litigation .................... BA 35 72 General Conference of Seventh-day Adventist Trademark ........................................ BA 40 73 i Personal Relations and Organizational Authority .......................................................... BA 41 77 Conciliation and Dispute Resolution Procedures... BA 42 79 Institutional Organizations ..................................... BA 50 89 Procedure in Electing Institutional Boards and Administrators ........................................... BA 55 90 Retention and Safeguarding of Records ................ BA 70 92 Access to Personnel Information and Placing Interorganizational Calls .................................. BA 75 95 Division Administration ............................................ C 97 North American Division Territory ....................... C 05 97 North American Division Corporation .................. C 10 98 North American Division ....................................... C 11 98 Interdivision Travel................................................ C 12 103 Procedures for Replacement of Division Officers . C 20 105 Division Surveys .................................................... C 25 107 Union Conference Session ..................................... C 30 108 Local Conference Session ...................................... C 35 108 Conference or Field Church ................................... C 40 110 Denominational Status for Seventh-day Adventist Organizations—Criteria ................... C 47 111 Human Relations .................................................... C 48 115 Advanced Education of Employees— Obligation to Home Division ........................... C 61 117 Business Internship Plan ........................................ C 65 118 Information Technology Internship Plan ............... C 66 119 Aviation ................................................................. C 75 121 Model Constitutions and Operating Policies .......... D 135 Seventh-day Adventist Church Organization ........ D 05 135 Model Union Conference Constitution and Bylaws ....................................................... D 10 135 Model Local Conference Constitution and Bylaws ....................................................... D 20 149 Model Local Mission Operating Policy ................. D 25 162 Bylaws of Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, Inc. ................................................. D 30 172 ii Employees—Accrediting, Transferring, Employment Regulations .................................... E 191 Denominational Employees Classification and Accreditation .................................................... E 05 191 Credentials and Licenses—Method of Issuing ...... E 10 197 Homeland, Division, and Division Country Relationships .................................................... E 15 201 Independent Transfers ........................................... E 20 204 Calling Employees for Interdivision Service ......... E 25 208 Special Interdivision Transfers—Financial Provisions ......................................................... E 26 210 Responsibility for Expenses of Interdivision Employees—NAD ........................................... E 27 211 Calling Employees for Intradivision Service ......... E 45 212 Tenure of Office .................................................... E 50 217 Termination of Elected Employees ........................ E 55 219 Conference/Mission President ............................... E 60 219 Recording and Preserving Employees’ Service Records ................................................ E 70 220 Vacations and Holidays ......................................... E 75 225 Employees’ Personal Finance ................................ E 80 227 Employment and Productivity ............................... E 81 229 Sick Leave ............................................................. E 82 230 Family and Medical Leave of Absence .................. E 83 234 Harassment............................................................. E 84 238 Equal Opportunity for Service ............................... E 86 241 Sexual Misconduct in Church Relationships Involving Denominational Employees or Approved Volunteers—Model Procedures ...... E 87 242 Adult Ministries—Departmental Policies ............... F 265 Philosophy and Mission ......................................... F 05 265 Emphasis ................................................................ F 10 266 Departmental Responsibilities ............................... F 15 268 Bible Evangelism ................................................... F 20 269 Literature Distribution ........................................... F 25 269 Media Ministry ...................................................... F 30 270 Prison Ministry ...................................................... F 35 270 iii Adult Sabbath School ............................................ F 40 271 Personal Ministries ................................................ F 45 271 Leadership Development ....................................... F 50 272 Shared Vision for Mission Strategic Planning ....... F 55 272 Small Group Ministries .......................................... F 60 272 Multiplying Cell Ministries .................................... F 65 273 Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries .............................. FA 275 Philosophy ............................................................. FA 05 275 Objectives and Goals of the NAD Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries Department ................... FA 11 276 Responsibilities and Membership of the NAD Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries Committee ... FA 26 278 National Service Organization ............................... FA 27 280 Ecclesiastical Endorsement .................................... FA 28 281 Children’s Ministries—Departmental Policies ....... FB 291 Philosophy ............................................................. FB 05 291 Mission .................................................................. FB 10 291 Areas of Emphasis ................................................. FB 15 291 Sabbath School ...................................................... FB 16 293 Leadership Development ....................................... FB 17 293 Communication—Departmental Policies ................ FC 295 Statement of Philosophy ........................................ FC 05 295 Objectives .............................................................. FC 15 295 Responsibilities in Achieving Objectives .............. FC 20 296 Internal Services .................................................... FC 22 296 Media Services ....................................................... FC 24 297 Guidelines in the Selection of Communication Personnel .......................................................... FC 26 298 On-the-Job Training ............................................... FC 36 300 Communication Internships ................................... FC 37 301 Radio and Television Stations ............................... FC 38 303 K-12 Education Policies ............................................ FEA 305 Philosophy of Education ........................................ FEA 05 305 Division Education Structure ................................. FEA 10 311 Union Education Structure ..................................... FEA 15 319 Conference Education Structure ............................ FEA 20 324 School Organization and Structure ........................ FEA 25 331 iv School Constituencies/Operating Board ................ FEA 30 339 School Personnel Policies ...................................... FEA 35 343 Graduate Study Assistance .................................... FEA 37 345 Health, Safety & Legal Policies ............................. FEA 40 348 Student Policies...................................................... FEA 45 351 General Education Policies ....................................... FEB 353 General Educational Administration Outline & Policies ............................................ FEB 05 353 Higher Education Policies ......................................... FEC 355 NAD Higher Education Cabinet ............................ FEC 05 365 Family Ministries—Departmental Policies ............. FF 387 Philosophy ............................................................. FF 05 387 Objectives .............................................................. FF 10 388 Areas of Emphasis ................................................. FF 15 389 Premarital Guidance .............................................. FF 17 391 Single Adult Ministries .......................................... FF 26 393 Adventist Association of Family Life Professionals, The ............................................ FF 27 393 Men’s Ministries .................................................... FF 28 393 Health Ministries Departmental Policies ................. FH 395 Statement of Philosophy ........................................ FH 05 395 Department Functions ............................................ FH 06 396 North American Temperance or Health and Temperance Associations .......................... FH 10 397 World Health Ministries Sabbath........................... FH 15 398 Statement of Operating Principles for Health Care Institutions .................................... FH 20 399 Health Care Institutions—Plan of Operation ......... FH 25 401 Training of Hospital Administrators ...................... FH 30 402 Conference Loans to Medical/Dental Students ...... FH 36 402 Philanthropy for the Seventh-day Adventist Church/Institutions .............................................. FI 407 Philosophy and Mission ......................................... FI 05 407 Public Affairs and Religious Liberty— Departmental Policies .......................................... FL 411 Church-Government Relationships in the NAD .... FL 01 411 v Public Affairs and Religious Liberty Department (PARL) ......................................... FL 02 415 Liberty Magazine Offering .................................... FL 06 416 Relationship of Church Members and Church Institutions to Labor Organizations ..... FL 11 417 Publishing—Departmental Policies ......................... FP 421 Appointment of Editors ......................................... FP 20 421 Publication of New Magazines .............................. FP 21 421 Hymnbooks ............................................................ FP 25 422 Independent Publications ....................................... FP 30 422 Publishing Houses ................................................. FP 35 424 Christian Record Services, Inc ............................... FP 40 432 Publishing Development Fund ............................... FP 45 432 Royalty Policy ........................................................ FP 55 433 Prices and Discounts to Adventist Book Centers and HHES/FHES ....................... FP 56 436 Shipping Expenses ................................................. FP 57 440 Audio-Visual Aids, Tapes, Records ...................... FP 58 440 Denominational Retail Stores ................................ FP 59 441 Organization .......................................................... FP 61 446 Literature Evangelist .............................................. FP 70 447 Scholarship Plans ................................................... FP 75 449 Stewardship—Departmental Policies ...................... FS 451 Statement of Philosophy and Mission .................... FS 05 451 Purpose and Function ............................................ FS 10 453 Areas of Emphasis ................................................. FS 15 454 Departmental Responsibilities ............................... FS 21 455 Legal Association and Trust Services— Departmental Policies .......................................... FT 457 Statement of Purpose ............................................. FT 05 457 Women’s Ministries—Departmental Policies ......... FW 459 Philosophy ............................................................. FW 05 459 Vision ..................................................................... FW 06 459 Mission .................................................................. FW 07 459 Statement of Purpose ............................................. FW 10 459 Department Objectives .......................................... FW 15 460 Departmental Responsibilities ............................... FW 16 461 vi Pathfinder/Camp Ministries ..................................... FX 463 Pathfinder Ministries .............................................. FX 05 463 Seventh-day Adventist Camp Ministries ............... FX 10 464 Association of Adventist Camping Professionals .. FX 15 466 Youth Ministries—Departmental Policies............... FY 467 Statement of Purpose ............................................. FY 05 467 Objectives .............................................................. FY 10 467 Adventist Youth Council Objectives, The ............. FY 11 469 Youth Sabbath School ........................................... FY 12 469 Ellen G White Estate, Inc—Policies ......................... GE 471 Ellen G White Writings ......................................... GE 05 471 Adventist Development & Relief Agencies .............. HA 473 Philosophy, Background and Objectives ............... HA 06 473 Organization and Procedures ................................. HA 11 476 Supporting Ministries ............................................... K 497 Criteria for Defining Supporting Ministries .......... K 05 497 Ministry and Ministerial Training, The .................. L 501 Ministerial Training Program ................................ L 05 501 Pretheological and Theological Students ............... L 06 502 Ministerial Internship Plan ..................................... L 15 503 Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary ....... L 20 507 Licensed Minister—Role and Status ..................... L 25 509 Commissioned Ministers in Pastoral Positions— Role and Status ................................................. L 26 510 Commissioned Minister in Leadership Position—Role and Status ................................ L 27 511 Ministerial Scholarship Plan .................................. L 28 514 Bible Instructor Internship Plan ............................. L 29 516 Ministers from Other Denominations .................... L 30 517 Continuing Education for Ministry ........................ L 33 522 Armed Services Chaplaincies ................................ L 34 527 Qualifications for Ordination to the Ministry ........ L 35 528 Ordained to World Church .................................... L 40 534 Procedure in Authorizing Ordination .................... L 45 534 Examination of Candidates for Ordination ............ L 50 535 Ordination Service ................................................. L 55 536 vii

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