Pastor

1. To fulfill the duties of the office of pastor as a servant of the church rather than the church’s ruler who always knows what is best.

2. To seek to meet the spiritual needs of people through biblical preaching and teaching and to refrain from proclaiming personal opinions as the Word of God.

3. To meet the reasonable expectations of the congregation and serving under the leadership of God.

4. To manage personal and congregational finances with integrity so as not to injure the witness of the church.

5. To accept the church as an imperfect organization composed of imperfect people who must be loved and forgiven, to work with the elected leaders of the church, and to be the pastor of all the people in the church. Confidentiality must be maintained and displayed at all times.

6. To acknowledge that feed-back and constructive criticism from the congregation can be helpful and to be open enough to accept it and grow because of it.

7. To recognize the availability for assistance from local and state Baptist agencies.