A. Responsibilities of the Team

     1. To administer the annual Faith Promise Commitments, which formulate the missions budget
     and to recommend to the congregation the distribution of those funds.

          a. The Faith Promise pledges/commitments will be taken during a month in which missions is
          emphasized. This fiscal year for Faith Promise will be June 1 through May 31.

          b. All designated funds toward approved missionaries will be dispersed by approval of the 
          missions team.

      2. To interview and select candidates to be supported by the Faith Promise funds. These
     candidates will be presented to the church body.

      3. To regularly communicate with the missionaries, their ministries and the national churches
      with which they work and are associated.

     4. To administer programs aimed at promoting missions among the congregation.

     5. To submit a report annually to the church.

     6. To sustain an effective congregation-wide prayer ministry in support of  missions.

B. Individual Areas of Responsibilities

      1. The deacon will be appointed by the elders to serve one year and will be responsible for the 
      following duties:

           a. Prepare the agenda and preside at meetings

           b. Cooperate with other deacons and the elders in administering and communicating the
           overall missions program.

           c. Develop long range missions programs, complete with goals, for integration with the long
           range plans of the entire church.

      2. The secretary is responsible for informing members of meeting and typing and recording of
         minutes. He/she will also maintain an updated master copy of the mission policy and other
         forms.

      3. The financial secretary will keep all financial records as obtained from the church
     office weekly, and will inform the team monthly or current Faith Promise giving
     and expenditures. He/She will also update the congregation at least quarterly,
     preferably monthly. Purchase order forms may be signed only by the deacon, as per church
     office policy (3/07).

      4. The correspondence secretary will maintain at least quarterly contact with all missionaries
      and will keep the missions bulletin board up to date.

C. Other General Areas of Responsibility

      There will reside a designated person over each of these areas of responsibility. He/she may
      choose members from within the team or the church body to assist in the duties assigned.

      1. Missions Conference - responsible for planning and coordinating the annual missions
     conference; securing speakers, housing and honorariums; overseeing missions emphasis in SS, 
     AM, PM services, and any special events; working with social teams on banquet emphasis, food,
     decorating and program.

      2. Missions Education - responsible for the missions education of the congregation. This could 
      include making people aware of missions books, periodicals and outside conferences.

      3. Short-Term Opportunities - responsible for informing SHC members of opportunities for
     service in conjunction with established ministries and for organizing teams to assist with various
     ministries. Our primary focus will be missionaries/organizations with whom we have an existing      relationship.

      4. Short-Term Liaison - responsible for maintaining contact with each short-termer prior to
      being sent, while they are gone, and follow-up when they return. He/she will assist in their
      preparations as needed (i.e. prayer letter, fund-raising, liaison to team and to church, team's
      letter of recommendation to congregation).

D. Frequency of Meetings

     The missions team will meet once a month and in other special sessions as called by the deacon.

E. Quorum

     The quorum for conducting business will be a simple majority of the members of the missions
     team.