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WORKING POLICY

of the

Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division

of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

2010

Edition

Published by the

Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Divisionof the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists,

P.O. Box 4583, RIETVALLEIRAND, 0174

Republic of South Africa

Set by the Publisher & printed by

Print Factory, Centurion, South Africa.

May 2010


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INTRODUCTION

This book contains the Constitution and Bylaws of the GeneralConference of Seventh-day Adventists as adopted by General Conference

Sessions, the Mission Statement of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Total

Commitment to God—A Declaration of Spiritual Accountability in the Family

of Faith, Roadmap for Mission and the Working Policy as adopted by Annual

Councils of the General Conference Executive Committee and the Executive

Committee of the Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division. It is therefore theauthoritative voice of the Church in matters relating to the administration of

the work of the Seventh-day Adventist denomination in all regions of the

Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division. It is to be adhered to by alldenominational organizations in that territory. (See General Conference

Working Policy B 15.)

This policy book is based on the latest available edition of the

General Conference Working Policy (2008-2009), and incorporates the policy

changes made by the 2009 Annual Council of the General Conference of

Seventh-day Adventists

This edition supersedes all previous editions and shall be adhered to

except as it may be amended by subsequent actions of a General Conference

Session, or an Annual Council of the General Conference ExecutiveCommittee and the Executive Committee of the Southern Africa-Indian Ocean

Division of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.


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Table of Contents SID Working Policy, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ConstitutionArticle I – Name

Article II – PurposeArticle III – Divisions of the General Conference

Article IV – Membership

Article V – General Conference Sessions

Article VI – ElectionArticle VII – Appointment

Article VIII – Executive Committee

Article IX – Officers and Their Duties

Article X – Term of Office

Article XI – CorporationsArticle XII – Bylaws

Article XIII – Dissolution

Article XIV – Amendements

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BylawsArticle I – Territorial Administration

Article II – Session Committees

Article III – General Conference Vice Presidents & Division

Vice Presidents

Article IV – Undersecretary and Associate SecretariesArticle V – Division Secretaries

Article VI – Undertreasurer and Associate Treasurers

Article VII – Division Treasurers

Article VIII – Auditing Service and Audits

Article IX – General and Division Field Secretaries

Article X – Departments and Associations – Directors/

Secretaries, Associates and Assistants

Article XI – Division Departments – Directors/Secretaries,

Associates and AssistantsArticle XII – Director of Archives and Statistics

Article XIII – Executive Committee

Article XIV – Division Executive Committees

Article XV – Audit of the General Conference

Article XVI – Remuneration and ExpensesArticle XVII – Funds

Article XVIII – Division Retirement Plans

Article XIX – Appropriations

Article XX – Finance

Article XXI – Indemnification

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Mission Statement of the Seventh-day Adventist

Church—A 05Our Mission (A 05 05)

Our Method (A 05 10)

Our Vision (A05 15)

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A 10Our Values (A 10 05)

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A Declaration of Spiritual Accountability in the Family of

Faith—A 15The Divine Mandate (A 15 05)What Total Commitment to God Involves for Each Church

Member (A 15 10)

What Total Commitment to God Involves for a ChurchPastor (A15 15)

What Total Commitment to God Involves for a Congregation

(A 15 20)

What Total Commitment to God Involves for Primary

and Secondary Schools (A 15 25)

What Total Commitment to God Involves for Colleges and

Universities (A 15 30)

What Total Commitment to God Involves for the Hospitals

and Healthcare Institutions (A 15 35)What Total Commitment to God Involves for the Institutions

of Mass Communication: Publishing Houses, Media

Centers, Adventist Book Centers, and Radio Stations (A 15 40)

What Total Commitment to God Involves for the Food

Industries (A 15 45)

What Total Commitment to God Involves for a Conference/Mission/Field, or Union (A 15 50)

What Total Commitment to God Involves for the General

Conference/Divisions (A 15 55)

True Measure of Success (A 15 60)

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Roadmap for Mission of the Seventh-day Adventist

Church 33Rationale (A 20 05) 33

Mission (A 20 10) 33

Fulfilling Mission (A 20 15) 34

Conclusion (A 20 20) 37

General Administrative Policies: Organization and

Administration—BOrganizational and Operational Principles of Seventh-day

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Adventist Church Structure (B 05)

Outline of Denominational Organization (B 10)Local Church (B 10 05)

Local Conference/Mission/Field (B 10 10)

Union Conference/Mission (B 10 15)General Conference and its Divisions (B 10 20)

Structural Stability (B 10 25)

Structural Flexibility (B 10 27)

Alternative in Organizational Structure (B 10 28)

Variations in Administrative Relationships (B 10 30)

General Conference Working Policy (B 15)Authoritative Administrative Voice of the Church (B 15 05)

Adherence to Policy Required (B 15 10)

Officers/Administrators to Work in Harmony with Policy(B 10 15)

Definition of Election and Appointment (B 10 20)

General Conference Sessions (B 20)Delegates (B 20 05)

Nominating Committee – Procedural Guidelines (B 20 10)

Election/Appointment of Division Officers and Staff (B 20

15)

Change in Presidency—Procedural Guidelines (B 20 20)

Election of Retirees to Elective Offices (B 25)Procedures for the Replacement of President, Secretary

or Treasurer of the General Conference (B 30)The President (B 30 05)

The Secretary (B 30 10)

The Treasurer (B 30 15)

Procedures for Referring to the General Conference

Executive Committee Questions of Conduct in the Office

of President, Secretary or Treasurer (B 35)General Conference President (B 35 05)

General Conference Secretary or Treasurer (B 35 10)

Administrative Relationships (B 40)General Conference Constitution Expresses Unity of Church

(B 40 05)

Representative Character of Church Organization (B 40 10)

Unions United in General Conference (B 40 15)

Divisions a Part of General Conference (B 40 20)

Unity Within Divisions (B 40 25)Division President – Duties and Relationships (B 40 30)

Division Secretary and Treasurer – Duties and Relationships

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(B 40 35)

Division Departmental and Association Directors/Secretaries

– Duties and Relationships (B 40 40)

Departmental Staffing at Different Organizational Levels

(B 40 45)Departmental Relationships – Union and Local (B 40 50)

Division Committee – General Conference Executive Com-

mittee for Division (B 40 55)

Attached Unions and Conferences (B 40 60)

Attached Local Fields (B 40 65)

Personal Relations and Organizational Authority (B 45)Unity in Work (B 45 05)

Conciliation and Dispute Resolution (B 45 10)

Adjustment of Personal Differences (B 45 15)Adjustments of Differences—Divisions & GC (B 45 20)

Definition of Phrase “For Cause” (B 45 25)

Appeals (B 45 30)

Relationships Between Organizations (B 50)Lines of Responsibility (B 50 05)

Churches and Local Conference/Mission/Field Sessions (B

50 10)

Local Conferences/Missions/Fields and Union Conference

Sessions (B 50 15)Local/Union Mission Organizations (B 50 20)

Appointment/Election of Union Mission Officers and Staff

(B 50 25)

Appointment/Election of Local Mission/Field Officers &

Staff (B 50 30)

Responsibility and Relationship of Officers (B 55)Union Conference/Mission Officers (B 55 05)

Union Mission President (B 55 10)

Local Mission/Field President (B 55 15)

Newly Elected Officers of Conferences/Missions/Fields to

Receive Training (B 55 20)

Committee Membership of Officers (B 55 25)

Establishing New Constituency-based Organizational

Units (B 60) Nomenclature and Status of Organizational Units (B 60 05)

Organizing New Local Churches (B 60 10)

Organizing New Conferences/Missions/Fields/Unions (B 65)Responsibility of Administrative Committees (B 65 05)

Organizing New Missions/Fields (B 65 10)

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Organizing New Local Conferences (B 65 15)

Organizing New Union Missions (B 65 20)

Organizing New Unions of Churches (B 65 22)

Organizing New Union Conferences (B 65 25)

Organizing New Divisions (B 70)Adjustments in Organizational Status (B 75)Criteria for Conference Status (B75 05)

Organizing Local Missions/Fields into Local Conference

Status—Procedure (B 75 10)

Criteria for Union of Churches Status (B 75 12)

Criteria for Union Conference Status (B75 15)Union Conference Status—Procedure (B 75 20)

Process for Reviewing Status (B 75 25)

Territorial Adjustments in Conferences/Missions/Unions(B 80)Territorial Adjustments or Resizing of Territories (B 80 05)

Dividing Existing Union Conferences/Missions—Criteria (B80 10)

Dividing a Union Conference/Mission—Procedure (B 80 15)

Union of Churches (B 85)Application/Definition (B 85 05)

Guidelines for Establishing Unions of Churches (B 85 07)

Criteria (B 85 10) [Repealed at Annual Council 2007]Authorization for Designation (B 85 15)

Union of Churches (B 85 20)

Discontinuation of Organizations (B 90)

Discontinuation of Conferences/Missions/Fields and Unions

by Merger (B 90 05)

Merger of Local Missions/Fields (B 90 10)

Merger of Union Missions/Unions of Churches (B 90 15)

Merger of Local Conference/Missions/Fields (B 90 20)

Merger of Union Conferences/Union Missions/Unions of

Churches (B 90 25)

Discontinuation of Organizations by Voluntary or

Involuntary Dissolution (B 95)Discontinuation of Conferences/Missions/Fields/Unions, and

Unions of Churches by Dissolution and/or Expulsion (B 95

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Dissolution and/or Expulsion of Local Conferences/-

Missions/Fields (B 95 10)Dissolution of Union Missions and Expulsion of Union

Conferences/Union Missions (B 95 15)

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General Administrative Policies—BA

Annual Councils (BA 05)Purpose (BA 05 05)

Authorized Major Meetings (BA 05 10)Effective Date of Actions (BA 05 15)

Spring Meetings (BA 10)Purpose (BA 10 05)

Church Manual (BA l5)Standards and Practices (BA 15 05)

Changes/Revisions Only by GC Session (BA 15 10)Divisions Responsible for Translations (BA 15 15)

Division Supplements (BA 15 20)

Sabbath School Bible Study Guides (BA 20)Sabbath School Curriculum & Bible Study Guides (BA 20

05)

Curriculum Development Function (BA 20 10)Sabbath School Publications Board (BA 20 15)

Editors (BA 20 20)

Legal Organizations (BA 25)

Incorporating Organizations (BA 25 05)

Authorization (BA 25 10)

Relationships to Conferences (BA 25 15)Legal Counsel (BA 30)Employment of Legal Counsel (BA 30 05)

Seventh-day Adventist Lawyers (BA 30 10)

Functions of Legal Counsel (BA 30 15)

Financial Consequences of Litigation (BA 35)

Seventh-day Adventist Trademark Policy (BA 40)Statement of Philosophy (BA 40 05)

Ownership (BA 40 10)

Registration and Fees (BA 40 15)

Protection of Trademarks (BA 40 20) [Repealed at Annual

Council of 2008]Unauthorized Use (BA 40 25)

Other Trademarks (BA 40 30)

Limitation of Rights (BA 40 35)

Use of Existing Marks (BA 40 40)

Right to Revoke (BA 40 45)

Trademark Protection Procedures (BA 40 50)Authorizations for Divisions (BA 40 55)

Transportation & International Personnel Services (BA 45)

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General Conference Transportation and International

Personnel Services (BA 45 05)

Institutional Organizations (BA 50)Composition of Constituencies (BA 50 05)

Election of Institutional Boards/Councils (BA 50 10)Appointment of Institutional Administrators (BA 50 15)

Procedure in Electing Institutional Boards and

Administrators (BA 55)Appointment of Boards/Councils (BA 55 05)

Duties of Boards/Councils (BA 55 10)

Composition of Boards/Councils (BA 55 15)Quorum of Boards/Councils (BA 55 20)

Appointment of Standing Committees in Institutional

Constituency Meetings (BA 55 25)Appointing Chief Administrator (BA 55 30)

Authority of Board of Management (BA 55 35)

Local Board (BA 55 40)Relationships – Boards/Administrators (BA 55 45)

Union Policies (BA 55 50)

Human Relations (BA 60)

Basic Principles (BA 60 05)

Official Position (BA 60 10)

Interdivision Travel (BA 65)Travel by General Conference Employees (BA 65 05)

Travel by Other Denominational Employees (BA 65 10)

Travel by Denominational Employees Serving with Privately

Operated Institutions (BA 65 15)

Travel by Laypersons (BA 65 20)

Retention and Safeguarding of Records (BA 70)Records Management (BA 70 05)

Records Retention (BA 70 10)

Vital Records (BA 70 15)

Ownership of Records (BA 70 20)

Literary and Other Intellectual Property Interests (BA 70 25)

Implementation (BA 70 30)

Access to Personnel Information and Placing Inter-

organizational Calls (BA 75)Access to Personnel Information and Placing Calls Within

The Area of Administrative Responsibility (BA 75 05)

Placing Calls with Other Areas of AdministrativeResponsibility (BA 75 10)

Calls Involving a General Conference Institution (BA 75 15)

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Division Administration—C

Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division Territories (C 05)

Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division (C10)Division Territory (C 10 05)

Division Working Policy (C 10 10)Alternative Term for “Mission” (C 10 15)

Division Councils (C 15)Division Council Plan (C 15 05)

Representation (C 15 10)

Authority (C 15 15)

Procedures for Replacement of Division Officers (C 20)Division President (C20 05)

Division Secretary or Treasurer (C20 10)

Division Surveys (C 25)Division to Plan (C 25 05)

Financial Surveys (C 25 10)

Surveys of Organizations and Institutions (C 25 15)General Conference Participation (C 25 20)

Survey Chairman (C 25 25)

Union Conference Session (C 30)Lay Delegates (C 30 05)

Standing Committees (C 30 10)

Nominating Committee (C 30 15)Audited Statements (C 30 20)

Local Conference/Mission/Field Session (C 35)Organizing Committee (C 35 05)

Chairman – Nominating Committee (C 35 10)

Committee on Licences and Credentials (C 35 15)

Audited Statements (C 35 20)

Conference/Mission/ Field Church (C 40)

Audit of Division Employees’ Accounts (C 45)Audit of Employees (C45 05)

Responsibility for Interdivision Employees (C 50)

From Homeland to Field of Service (C 50 05)From Everywhere to Everywhere (C 50 10)

Sending Division (C 50 15)

Receiving Division (C 50 20)

Interchange of Employees Between Divisions (C 50 25)

Employee/Appointee Standards (C 55)Employment of Workers – General Statement (C 55 05)Professional Ethics (C 55 10)

Developing and Training Employees (C 60)

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Financial Assistance for Accompanying Spouse (C 60 10)

Advanced Education of Employees – Obligation to

Home Division (C 60 15)

Education of Nurses in Overseas Divisions (C 60 20)Establishing New Schools of Nursing Overseas (C 60 25)

Financing of National Employees for Medical Service (C 60

30)

Business Internship Plan (C 65)Plan Adopted (C 65 05)

Employment (C 65 10)Salary and Expenses (C 65 15)

Eligibility (C 65 20)

Initial Twelve Months (C 65 25)Second Year (C 65 30)

Training Emphasized (C 65 35)

Polygamy (C 70)

Denominational Aviation (C 75)Divisions Operating Aviation Programs (C 75 05)

Interdivision Pilot Checkouts (C 75 10)

Flight Training Programs (C 75 15)

Airport/Hanger Insurance (C 75 20)

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Model Union Mission Operating Policy (D 15)

Model Union of Churches Constitution and Bylaws (D 17)

Model Union of Churches Operating Policy (D 19)

Model Local Conference Constitution and Bylaws (D 20)

Model Local Mission Operating Policy (D 25)

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Denominational Employees—Accrediting, Transferring,

Employment Regulations—E

Credentials and Licences (E 05)Types (E 05 05)Ministerial Employees Ordained, Commissioned and

Licensed (E 05 10)

Non-Ministerial Employees (E 05 15)

Teachers (E 05 20)

Literature Evangelists (E 05 25)

Other Employees (E 05 30)Special Identification Papers (E 05 35)

Honorary Credentials (E 05 40)

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Credentials and Licences—Method of Issuing (E 10)Issued for Definite Period (E 10 05)

By Local Conference (E 10 10)

By Local Mission/Field (E 10 15)

By Union Conference (E 10 20)By Union Mission (E 10 25)150

Interunion/General Conference Institutions (E 10 30)

By Division (E 10 35)

By General Conference (E 10 40)

Special Employees (E 10 45)

Interdivision Appointees (E 10 50)Permanent Returnees/Chaplains (E 10 55)

Honorary Credentials (E 10 60)

General Conference Retired Personnel (E 10 65)Retirement Plan Beneficiaries (E 10 70)

Spouses of Interdivision Employees (E 10 75)

To Employees (E 10 80)To Ordained Ministers Attending Denominational

College/Seminary/University (E 10 85)

Chaplains (E 10 90)

Bible Society Employees (E 10 95)

Change of Employment – Ministers (E 10 100)

Withdrawing Credentials (E 10 105)Lay Preacher Certificate (E 10 110)

Homeland, Division/Union and Division/Union Country

Relationships (E 15)Homeland (E 15 05)

Home Division/Union (E 15 10)

Base Division/Union (E 15 15)

Base Division/Union Country (E 15 20)

Situations Involving Dual Citizenship (E 15 25)

Adopted Division/Union (E 15 30)

Adopted Division/Union Country (E 15 35)

Family Adopted Division/Union (E 15 40)Family Adopted Division/Union Country (E 15 45)

Host Division/Union (E 15 50)

Host Division/Union Country (E 15 55)

Change of Interdivision Employment to Intradivision

Employment (E 15 60)

Independent Transfers (E 20)Definition (E 20 05)

Procedure (E 20 10)

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Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries—Departmental

Policies—FA

Purpose (FA 05)

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Services and Resources (FA 15 )Functions (FA 15 05)

Training Programmes (FA 15 10)

Operations (FA 20)Staffing (FA 20 05)

Administraion (FA 20 10)

World Advisories (FA 20 15)Division Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries Departments (FA

20 20)

Employment of Adventist Chaplains (FA 25)Chaplains in Denominational Institutions (FA25 05)

Chaplains in Non-denominational Entities (FA 25 10)

Ecclesiastical Endorsement (FA 30)Requirements (FA 30 05)

Categories (FA 30 10)

Application Process (FA 30 15)

Ecclesiastical Endorsement and Conference Issued

Credentials (FA 30 20)

Retention of Ecclesiastical Endorsement (FA 30 25) Non-clergy Volunteers (FA 30 30)

Accreditation and Certification (FA 35)Definitions (FA 35 05)

Programmes for Certification (FA 35 10)

Certification Board of Professional Adventist Chaplaincies

(FA 35 15)

AMiCUS (FA 40)Responsibilities (FA 40 05)

Role of the World Divisions (FA 40 10)

Role of Adventist Chaplaincy Ministries (FA 40 15)

World Service Organization (FA 45)World Service Organization (FA 45 05)

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Teacher Training (FB 15 05)

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Operations (FB 20)

Staffing (FB 20 05)Administration (FB 20 10)

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Philosophy (FC 05)

Vision (FC 10)

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Responsibilities in Achieving Objectives (FC 20)

Functions and Services (FC25)

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Philosophy (FE 05 10)

Aim and Mission (FE 05 15)

Agencies of Education (FE 05 20)

The Role of Seventh-day Adventist Schools, Colleges

and Universities (FE 10)

Key Components (FE 10 05)Responsibilities and Outcomes (FE 10 10)

Objectives of Seventh-day Adventist Education (FE 15)Elementary/Primary and Secondary Education (FE 15 05)

Higher Education (FE 15 10)

Graduate Education (FE 15 15)

Educational Administration Outline (FE 20)The Department of Education – Purpose (FE 20 05)

Composition of College and University Boards (FE 20 10)

General Conference International Board of Education (FE 20 15)

International Board of Ministerial and Theological Education

(FE 20 20)Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division Board of Ministerial

and Theological Education (FE 20 25)

Committee on Seventh-day Adventist Health

Professional Education (FE 20 30)

Accrediting Association of Seventh-day Adventist Schools,

Colleges and Universities (FE 20 35)

Commissions on Accreditation (FE 20 40)

Non-denominational Accreditation (FE 20 45)

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Affiliation Procedures (FE 20 50)

Division Board of Education (FE 20 55)

The Union Board of Education (FE 20 60)

Home and Parent Education (FE 20 65)

Establishing New or Elevating Existing SecondarySchools, Colleges and Universities (FE 25)Colleges and Universities (FE 25 05)

Secondary Schools (FE 25 10)

Joint Operation of Secondary Schools (FE 25 15)

Schools of Nursing (FE 30)

Organization and Administration (FE 30 05)Collegiate Schools of Nursing (FE 30 10)

Non-collegiate Schools of Nursing (FE 30 15)

Denominationally Operated Schools (FE 35)Church Schools (FE 35 05)

Community Church School (FE 35 10)

Grant-Aided School (FE 35 15)Schools as Missionary Agencies (FE 35 20)

Home School or Directed Home Study (FE 35 25)

Relationship of Griggs University and International

Academy to Other Schools (FE 40)

Bible Teachers (FE 45)

Admittance of Children to Church Schools (FE 50)Adventist Students (FE 50 05)

Non-Adventist Students (FE 50 10)

Solicitation of Students (FE 50 15)

Affiliation with Other School Systems (FE 55)

Preschool Education (FE 60)Kindergarten (FE 60 05)

Nurseries and Day-Care Centers (FE 60 10)

Teachers - Employment Conditions of Elementary/-

Primary School or Junior Secondary School (FE 65)

Administrators and Teaching Staff—Employment in

Colleges and Universities (FE 70)Procedures in College and University Personnel

Appointments (FE 70 05)

Terms of Employment (FE 70 10)

Separation (FE 70 15)

In-Service Development Policy (FE 75)

In-Service Training Assistance (FE 80)

Extension Schools (FE 85)

Inter-School Sports (FE 90)

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Rationale (FE 90 05)

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Educational Tours Abroad (FE 95) Notification of Sponsored Tours (FE 95 05)

Requirements for Sponsored Tours (FE 95 10)Reporting Sensitivity (FE 95 15)

Personal Responsibility for Expenses (FE 95 20)

Public Campus Ministry (FE 100)Objectives (FE 100 05)

Responsibilities (FE 100 10)

Role of the Division (FE 100 15)

Teachers’ Institutes (FE 105)

Investment in Advanced Training for Employees (FE

110)Ministers from Other Denominations (FE 115)

Study by Correspondence (FE 120 )

Education Assistance, Grant-Aided Teachers (FE 125)

Part-Time Study at Universities (FE 130)Conditions (FE 130 05)

Reimbursement (FE 130 10)

Assistance Considered as Bursary (FE 130 15)

Contract with Employees (FE 130 20)

Division Bursary Committee (FE 135)Union Bursary Committee (FE 140)

Required Professional Continuing Education (FE 145)

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Philosophy (FF 05)

Objectives (FF 10)

Areas of Emphasis (FF 15)Methodologies (FF 15 05)

Departmental Staff and Governance (FF 20)Staffing (FF 20 05)

Governance (FF 20 10)

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Health Ministries—Departmental Policies—FH

Philosophy (FH 05)

Health and Temperance or Temperance Associations (FH

10)

Health and Temperance or Temperance Associations (FH 10

05)

National Temperance Societies, or Health and TemperanceSocieties – Organizational Principles (FH 10 10)

Relationship to Other Organizations (FH 10 15)

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World Health and Temperance Sabbath (FH 15)

Statement of Operating Principles for Health Care

Institutions (FH 20)

Health Care Institutions—Plan of Operation (FH 25)

Establishment & Closure of Health Care Institutions (FH 25 05)Governance (FH 25 10)

Board of Governance (FH 25 15)

Division Health System Board of Governance—DHSBG (FH

25 20)

Membership of Division Health system Board of

Governors— DHSBG (FH 25 25)Frequency of Meetings and Quorum (FH 25 30)

Executive Committee of the Board of Governors (FH 25 35)

Country Health Board (FH 25 40)Membership and Meetings (FH 25 45)

Administration of the Institution (FH 25 50)

Administrative Committee (FH 25 55)Deviations from this Policy (FH 25 60)

Partners/Collaborators (FH 25 65)

Alternative Systems (FH 25 70)

Training of Hospital Administrators (FH 30)

Survey of Health Care Institutions (FH 35)

International Health and Temperance AssociationConstitution (FH 40)

Division Health Ministries Advisory Committee (FH 45)

Establishment of Health-Care Institutions (FH 50)

Medical/Dental Practice Insurance (FH 55)

Pioneering Self-reliant Practices (FH 60)Budgets (FH 60 05)

Conditions (FH 60 10)

Self-reliance and Remuneration of Medical Personnel

(FH 65)Categories of Health Institutions (FH 65 05)

Category A Health Institutions (FH 65 10)Category B Health Institutions (FH 65 15)

Guidelines for the Issuing of Licences for the Use of the

Name “Adventist” in Medical Practices run by Individuals or

Groups (FH 65 20)

Dentists’ Capitalization Fund (FH 70)

Private Practice Guidelines(FH 75)Weekly Hours (FH 75 05)

Annual Employment (FH 75 10)

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Time Treating Patients (FH 75 15)

Non-Operating Expenditures (FH 75 20)

Consistent Service (FH 75 25)

Remuneration of Practice Employees (FH 75 30)

Minimum Income (FH 75 35)Monthly Reports (FH 75 40)

Sidelines (FH 75 45)

Doctors of Medicine, Dentistry, and Optometry (FH 80)Study Leave (FH 80 05)

Continuous Education (FH 80 10)

Medical Internships (FH 85)

Stipends (FH 90)

Costs of Securing Higher Standing by Doctors/Dentists/

Optometrists (FH 95)Nurses’ Post-Graduate Work During Furlough (FH 100)

Students at Approved Medical Schools (FH 105)

Adventist Health Service Bursary Fund (FH 110)

Medical Students Visiting Hospitals (FH 115)

Constitution for Medical Institutions (FH 120)Alternative Hospital Administrator Plan (FH 120 05)

Constitution for Union-Operated Medical Institutions

(Medical Director Plan) (FH 120 10)

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302

Public Affairs and Religious Liberty DepartmentalPolicies— FL

Philosophy (FL 05)

Purpose (FL 10)

Departmental Responsibilities (FL 15)

International Religious Liberty Association (FL 20)

Religious Liberty Litigation (FL 25)

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313

Publishing Ministry—Departmental Policies— FP

Philosophy (FP 05)

Purpose (FP 10)

Basic Principles for Operating Publishing Institutions

(FP 15)Basic Principles (FP 15 05)

Publishing House Organization (FP 15 10)

Appointment of Editors and Translators (FP 20)

Hymnbooks (FP 25)

Independent Publications (FP 30)Independent Publications (FP 30 05)Copyrights (FP 30 10)

Ellen G White Publications (FP 30 15)

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Authorized Stock and Promotion (FP 30 20)

Publishing Houses (FP 35)Approval of Denominational Publishers (FP 35 05)

Union Publishing Houses/Printing Plants (FP 35 10)

Working Capital Requirement for Publishing Houses (FP 3515)

House Committee (FP 35 20)

Guarding Financial Structure of Publishing Houses (FP 35

25)

Publishers’ Rights (FP 35 30)

New Subscription Books (FP 35 35)Ownership and Control of Printers (FP 35 40)

Outright Payment Plan (FP 35 45)

Royalty Payment Plan (FP 35 50)Spirit of Prophecy Books for Denominational Employees

(FP 35 55)

Christian Record Services International, Inc (FP 40)Primary Agency (FP 40 05)

Publishing Development Fund (FP 45)Fund Source (FP 45 05)

Administration of Fund (FP 45 10)

Publishing Development Fund (FP 45 15)

Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division PublishingAssociation (FP 50)

World Literature Ministry Coordinating Board (FP 55)Responsibilities (FP 55 05)

Membership (FP 55 10)

Executive Committee (FP 55 15)

Royalty Policy (FP 60)General Provisions (FP 60 05)

Royalties – Guidelines (FP 60 10)

Adventist Book Centers (FP 65)Adventist Book Centers as Distributing Agencies (FP 65 05)

Publications and Merchandise to be Stocked and Promoted at

Adventist Book Centers (FP 65 10)

Accounting Records (FP 65 15)

Literature Evangelism (FP 70)Literature Evangelism (FP 70 05)

Publication and Merchandise to be Carried by Literature

Evangelists (FP 70 10)

Regular Literature Evangelist (FP 75)Regular Literature Evangelist (FP 75 05)

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Classification of Literature Evangelists (FP 75 10)

Standards (FP 75 15)

Allowance for Illness (FP 75 20)

Student Service (FP 75 25)

Issuing of Credentials (FP 75 30)Honorary Credentials/Licenses (FP 75 35)

Studies by Correspondence (FP 75 40)

Service Pins (FP 75 45)

Division and Church Papers (FP 75 50)

Transfers (FP 75 55)

Reporting (FP 75 60)

Literature Evangelist Scholarship Plan (FP 80)Scholarships Earned During Holidays (FP 80 05)

Bonuses (FP 80 10)Remittances (FP 80 15)

Super Scholarships (FP 80 20)

Use of Scholarships (FP 80 25)Scholarships Earned While Attending School (FP 80 30)

Transportation (FP 80 35)

Scholarship Grants to Workers’ Children (FP 80 40)

Placing Student Literature Evangelists (FP 80 45)

Students in Non-Seventh-day Adventist Schools (FP 80 50)

Day Church School Scholarship Plan (FP 80 55)Student’s Financial Status (FP 80 60)

Retirement Plan for Literature Evangelists (FP 85)

Annual Union Publishing Council (FP 90)

The Publishing Ministries Department (FP 95)Full-time Director (FP 95 05)

Guidelines for Employing Assistant Publishing Ministries

Department Directors (FP 95 10)

Developing Leadership (FP 95 15)

Increasing the Number and Effectiveness of Literature

Evangelists (FP 95 20)

Literature Evangelist Scout Plan (FP 95 25)Free Literature Distribution (FP 95 30)

Literature Evangelist Institutes (FP 95 35)

Institutes for New Literature Evangelists (FP 95 40)

Field Training (FP 95 45)

Institute Benefits to Faithful Part-Time Literature Evangelists

(FP 95 50)Literature Evangelist Benefit Fund (FP 95 55)

Literature Evangelist Activities in Schools (FP 95 60)

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School Institutes (FP 95 65)

Big Weeks – Special Literature Sales Weeks (FP 95 70)

Publishing Department Committee (FP 95 75)

Publishing Department Surveys (FP 95 80)

Preserving Service Records (FP 95 85)Career Scholarship Plan (FP 95 90)

Literature Evangelists – Ministerial Intern Plan (FP 95 95)

Literature Evangelism (FP 95 100)

Literature Evangelist Campaigns (FP 95 105)

Cooperation Between Literature Evangelists and Ministers

(FP 95 110)Coordinated Evangelism (FP 95 115)

Missionary Literature Evangelists (FP 95 120)

Promotion of Missionary Journals (FP 95 125)HHES/ABC Manager/Associate Union Publishing

Ministries Department Director (FP 100)

The Literature Ministry Seminary (FP 105)Purpose (FP 105 05)

Division Publishing Ministries Department Responsibilities

(FP 105 10)

Union Responsibilities (FP 105 15)

Qualifications of the Director (FP 105 20)

Employment of LMS Employees (FP 105 25)Employee Transfers (FP 105 30)

Finance (FP 105 35)

Upgrading Personnel (FP 105 40)

Charges for Seminary (FP 105 45)

Admissions (FP 105 50)

Admission Standards (FP 105 55)

Reporting while in Attendance (FP 105 60)

Library Grants (FP 105 65)

Literature Ministry Seminary Evaluation (FP 105 70)

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Sabbath School and Personal Ministries—Departmental

Policies —FR

Purpose (FR 05)

Desired Outcome (FR 10)

Services and Resources (FR 15)

Operations (FR 20)Staffing (FR 20 05)

Administration (FR 20 10)World Advisories (FR 20 15)

Division Sabbath School and Personal Ministries

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Departments (FR 20 20)

Editors (FR 20 25)

Functions (FR 25)Editorial Functions (FR 25 05)

Electronic Media Function (FR 25 10)Curriculum Development Function (FR 25 15)

Curriculum Implementation Responsibility (FR 25 20)

Sabbath School Outreach (FR 30)Local Church Responsibilities (FR 30 05)

World Missions (FR 30 10)

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357

Stewardship—Departmental Policies —FSPhilosophy (FS 05)

Purpose and Function (FS 10)

Areas of Emphasis (FS 15)Departmental Staffing (FS 20)

Director and Associate Directors (FS 20 05)

Operational and Administrative Relationship (FS 20 10)

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362

362

Legal Association and Trust Services—Departmental

Policies—FTStatement of Purpose

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Women’s Ministries—Departmental Policies —FW

Philosophy (FW 05)

Purpose (FW 10)Objectives (FW 15)(FW 15 05)

Objectives (FW 15 10)

Departmental Staffing (FW 20)Director and Associate Directors (FW 20 05)

Specific Responsibilities (FW 20 10)Responsibilities of Director (FW 20 15)

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366

Youth—FY

Purpose (FY 05)

Objectives (FY 10)

Objectives of the Department (FY 10 05)

Departmental Staffing (FY 15)Director and Associate Directors (FA 15 05)

Programmes and Activities (FY 20)Programmes and Activities (FY 20 05)

Objectives (FY 20 10)

Public Campus Ministry (FY 25)Objectives (FY 25 05)

Responsibilities (FY 25 10)

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Role of the World Divisions (FY 25 15) 369

Ellen G White Estate, Inc—Policies—GE

Ellen G White Writings (GE 05)Ellen G White Writings (GE 05 05)

General Conference Recognition (GE 05 10)Office Space and Finances (GE 05 15)

Access to Manuscripts and Other Estate Files (GE 05 20)

Permission to Use Writings (GE 05 25)

Reproduction of Ellen G White Writings (GE 10)

The Ellen G White Estate and the Spirit of Prophecy

Committee (GE 15)Spirit of Prophecy Committee (GE 15 05)

Publication of Ellen G White Books (GE 15 10)

Trade Books (GE 15 15)Subscription Books (GE 15 20)

Responsibility for Compilations (GE 15 25)

Study Guides (GE 15 30)Royalty (GE 15 35)

Releasing Unpublished Material (GE 15 40)

Authorization to Print (GE 15 45)

Worldwide Publication of Subscription Books (GE 15 50)

Worldwide Publication of Trade Books (GE 15 55)

Translations (GE 15 60)Introductory Spirit of Prophecy Library (GE 15 65)

Responsibility for Publishing (GE 15 70)

Financial Assistance (GE 15 75)

Handling Subsidy Funds (GE 15 80)

Unused Subsidies (GE 15 85)

Reports (GE 15 90)

Ellen G White Estate Branch Offices and Ellen G White

Seventh-day Adventist Research Centers and Study

Centers (GE 20)Ellen G White Estate Branch Offices (GE 20 05)

Ellen G White—Seventh-day Adventist ResearchCenters (GE 20 10)

Additional Ellen G White Seventh-day Adventist Research

Centers in a Division (GE 20 15)

Additional Ellen G White Seventh-day Adventist Study

Centers (GE 20 20)

Summary of Financial Responsibilities (GE 20 25)

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Philosophical Basis (HA 05 05)

Historical Background (HA 05 10)

Purposes and Objectives (HA 05 15)

Organization and Procedures (HA 10)

Organization (HA 10 05)Programs and Procedures (HA 10 10)

Finances (HA 10 15)

Reporting (HA 10 20)

Constitution and Bylaws (HA 10 25)

Basis for Supporting Philosophy (HA 15)Biblical Perspectives (HA 15 05)

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Adventist World Radio—HB

Statement of Purpose (HB 05)

Organization and Procedures (HB 10)Constituency (HB 10 05)

Board (HB 10 10)

Operating Guidelines (HB 10 15)

Adventist World Radio Officers, Operations Centers and

Stations (HB 10 20)

Incorporation (HB 15)

Relationships to World Divisions (HB 20)Business Activities (HB 20 05)

Broadcast Services (HB 20 10)Division Coordination and World Offering (HB 20 15)

Financial Matters (HB 25)Financial Record Keeping (HB 25 05)

Sources of Funding (HB 25 10)

Accountability for Funding (HB 25 15)

Adventist World Radio Annual World Offering (HB 30)Annual Offering (HB 30 05)

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393

Adventist Mission—HC

Philosophy and Mission (HC 05)

Purposes (HC 10)

Global Mission (HC 15)Principal Objectives (HC 15 05)

Planting New Groups (HC 15 10)

Global Mission Pioneers (HC 15 15)

Global Study Centres (HC 15 20)

Global Partnerships (HC 15 25)

Financial Responsibilities (HC 15 30)

Mission Awareness (HC 20)Principal Objectives (HC 20 05)

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Principal Functions (HC 20 10 397

International Health Food Association—HI

Rationale for Seventh-day Adventist International Health

Food Association (HI 05)

Rationale (HI 05 05)Objectives of the International Health Food Association

(HI 10)

Organization and Procedures (HI 15)International Health Food Association Director – Duties

and Responsibilities (HI 15 05)

International Health Food Association Board (HI 15 10)

Export Policy for Marketing Denominational Food

Products (HI 20)

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399

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401

401

401

402

403

Supporting Ministries—KCriteria for Defining Supporting Ministries (K 05)Criteria for Defining Supporting Ministries (K 05 05)

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405

The Ministry and Ministerial Training—L

Ministerial Training (L 05)

General Provisions (L 05 05)

Ministerial Internship (L 10)Purpose of Plan (L 10 05)

Definition of Term “Ministerial Internship” (L 10 10)

Ministerial Internship—Procedures (L 15)Length of Internship (L 15 05)

Number of Internships (L 15 10)

Wages of Interns (L 15 15)

Rent Subsidies (L 15 20)

Financial Plan (L 15 25)

Licensure (L 15 30)Service Record (L 15 35)

Conference/Mission/Field Responsibility (L 15 40)

Qualifications of Candidates (L 15 45)

Appointment of Interns (L 15 50)

Calling of Ministerial Interns (L 15 55)

Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary (L 20)

Licensed Minister—Role and Status (L 25)Responsibility and Authority (L 25 05)

Delegating Ministerial Functions (L 25 10)

Authorizing Ministerial Functions (L 25 15)

Review of Development (L 25 20)

Withdrawing Authorization (L 25 25)

Ordination (L 25 30)

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Ministers from Other Denominations (L 30)

Qualifications for Ordination to the Ministry (L 35)Vital Concern of Church (L 35 05)

Scriptural Counsel (L 35 10)

Spirit of Prophecy Counsel (L 35 15)Examination of Candidates (L 35 20)

Service Before Ordination (L 35 25)

Fostering Growth (L 35 30)

Licentiate (L 35 35)

Soul-Winning as Proof of Calling (L 35 40)

Non-Ministerial Employees (L 35 45) Not a Reward (L 35 50)

Ministry a Calling (L 35 55)

Ordained to World Church (L 40)Procedure in Authorizing Ordination (L 45)Authorization (L 45 05)

Ordination Ceremony – Time and Place (L 45 10)Ordination in Local Missions/Fields (L 45 15)

Examination of Candidates for Ordination (L 50)

Ordination Service (L 55)

Safeguarding Credentials—the Integrity of the Ministry

(L 60)

Union Responsibility (L 60 05)Integrity of the Ministry (L 60 10)

Integrity of Organizational Officers (L 60 15)

Reasons for Discipline of Ministers (L 60 20)

Steps in Discipline of Ministers (L 60 25)

Counselling and Career Guidance (L 60 30)

Rebaptism (L 60 35)

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lnterdivision Service Policies—General—M

Interdivision Service (M 05)

Interdivision Policies (M 10)

Interdivision Employee Budget Code Plan (M 15)Categories of Interdivision Employee Budgets (M 15 05)Financial Plan for Interdivision Employee Budgets (M 15 10)

Allocation of Costs (M 15 15)

Local Employer Responsibility (M 15 20)

Division Responsibility—Code 1 (M 15 25)

Funeral Travel Allowance (M 20)Funeral Travel Allowance (M 20 05)

Furnishing of Interdivision Employee Housing (M 25)Responsibility of Employing Organization (M 25 05)

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Interdivision Employee Transfers Between Countries (M

30)Interdivision Employee Transfers Between Countries (M 30

05)

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431

lnterunion Appointees—NInterunion Employees’ Policy (N 05)Definition of Interunion Employee (N 05 05)

Funding of Interunion Budgets (N 05 10)

Term of Service (N 05 15)

Calling Employees for Interunion Service (N10)Preliminary Contact (N 10 05)Between Unions (N 10 10)

Division Responsibility (N 10 15)

Letter of Call – Proper Channels (N 10 20)Departmental Calls (N 10 25)

Call to Reach Employee (N 10 30)

Irregular Approach (N 10 35)Employee Initiating Call (N 10 40)

Minimum Terms (N 10 45)

Employee Properly Released (N 10 50)

Repatriated Interunion Employees (N 10 55)

Discontinuing Employment (N 10 60)

Medical Examination (N 10 65)Financial Clearance (N 10 70)

Visits to Parents/Children (N 10 75)

Pre-embarkation Leave, Salary and Arrangements (N 10 80)

Salary and Allowances (N 15)Philosophy of Interunion Remuneration (N 15 05)

Local Salary (N 15 10)

Home Base Deposit (N 15 15)

Expatriate Allowance (N 15 20)

Appointee Travel and Other Allowances (N 20)Travel Arrangements (N 20 05)

Outfitting Allowance (N 20 10)Freight Allowance (N 20 15)

Baggage Allowance (N 20 20)

Unused Freight (N 20 25)

Interunion Employee’s Spouse Employment (N 25)Calling Organization Responsibility (N 25 05)

Interunion Annual Leave (N 30)Interunion Annual Leave (N 30 05)

Requesting Interunion Annual Leave (N 30 10)

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Division Processing of Interunion Annual Leave (N 30 15)

Provisions/Limitations of Interunion Annual Leave (N 30 20)

Stopover Allowance (N 30 25)

Funeral Financial Assistance (N 35)

Funeral Travel Allowance (N 35 05)Return of Deceased Employee or Family Member (N 35 10)

Single Interunion Employees Who Marry (N 40)Annual Leave Arrangements (N 40 05)

Family Adopted Country (N 40 10)

Permanent Return (N 45)Permanent Return (N 45 05)Freight Allowance at Time of Permanent Return (N 45 10)

Rehabilitation Allowance (N 50)

Employees Who Voluntarily Resign (N 55)No Obligation to Repatriate (N 55 05)

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440

441

442

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Adventist Volunteer Service—R

Adventist Volunteer Service (R 05)

Intradivision Adventist Volunteer Service (R 10)

Intradivision Adventist Volunteer Service Plan (R 10 05)

Interdivision Adventist Volunteer Service (R 15)Interdivision Adventist Volunteer Service Plan (R 15 05)

Selection and Assignment Procedures (R 15 10)

Interdivision Adventist Volunteer Service Procedures (R 15 15)Basis of Division Volunteer Requests (R 15 20)

Financial Responsibility – Division (R 15 25)

Relationship to Other Organizations (R 15 30)

College/University Volunteers (R 15 35)

Service by Secondary/Academy Student Volunteers (R 15 40)

Responsibility of Volunteers (R 15 45)Adventist Volunteer Service Release of Liability and

Beneficiary Form (R 15 50)

Mediation and Conciliation Procedures for Seventh-day

Adventist Volunteers (R 20)Rationale (R 20 05)

Basic Assumptions (R 20 10)

A Grievance (R 20 15)

Exemptions (R 20 20)

Mediation (R 20 25)

Conciliation Procedure (R 20 30)

The Review Committee, Authority and General Guidelines

(R20 35)

General Provisions (R20 40)

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General Financial Policies—S

Care and Responsibility in Financial Operations (S 05)Cash Basis (S 05 05)

Financial Responsibility (S 05 10)

Financial Planning and Budgeting Process (S 05 15)Budget Plan (S 05 20)

Monthly Financial Reports (S 05 25)

Financial Reports to Constituencies (S 05 30)

Authorization for Appropriations (S 05 35)

Accounting Manuals Authority (S 05 40)

Economy in Conference/Mission/Field Administration (S 10)Economy in Conference/Mission/Field Administration (S 10 05)

Financial Survey Commissions (S 10 10)

Division Survey Commission (S 10 15)Employ Church Members (S 10 20)

Officers to Set Example (S 10 25)

Financial Responsibility (S15)Debt Control (S 15 05)

Church Buildings (S 15 10)

Building Policy (S 15 15)

Sale of Denominational Real Estate (S 15 20)

Financial Control (S 20)

Financial Control (S 20 05)Emergency Loans (S 20 10)

Compensation Review Committee (S 25)

General Conference Funds (S 30)

Sources of Funds (S 30 05)

Remittances to General Conference (S 30 10)

Funds May be Held by General Conference (S 30 15)

Budget Preparation and Implementation (S 35)Treasury (S 35 05)

Budget Preparation (S 35 10)

Approval (S 35 15)

Implementation (S 35 20)

General and Emergency Appropriations (S 40)

Appropriation (S 40 05)

Trust Services (S 45)Deferred Gifts (S 45 05)

Gift Annuity Agreements (S 45 10)

Trust Agreements (S 45 15)Wills (S 45 20)

Recording Maturity of Deferred Giving Instruments (S 45 25)

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Administrator, Trustee and Executor of Wills – Fees (S 45 30)

Interorganizational Trust Services Guidelines (S 45 35)

Borrowing of Funds From Church Members (S 50)

Borrowing of Funds From Church Members (S 50 05)

Accounting: A Brief Statement (S 55)Safeguarding Denominational Funds (S 60)Precautions (S 60 05)

Operating Deficits (S 60 10)

Debt Liquidation (S 60 15)

Misappropriation of Funds (S 60 20)

Use of Church Funds (S 60 25)Investment of Funds (S 60 30)

Solicitation of Funds (S 65)

Denominational Funding (S 65 05)Solicitation by Organizations (S 65 10)

Solicitation by Individuals (S 65 15)

Contributed Funds (S 65 20)Unauthorized Presentations and Solicitations (S 65 25)

Ingathering Methods (S 65 30)

Holding Properties (S 70)Property Ownership (S 70 05)

Property Valuations (S 70 10)

Special Provision (S 70 15)Local Conference/Mission/Field Finance (S 75)

Insurance Policies (S 80)Insurance of Denominational Assets (S 80 05)

Minimum Limits of Liability Insurance (S 80 10)

Property Insurance (S 80 15)

Crime Insurance (S 80 20)

Boiler Insurance (S 80 25)

Public Liability Insurance (S 80 30)

Aircraft Insurance (S 80 35)

Airport Insurance (S 80 40)

Employees’ Compensation Insurance (S 80 45)Fire Protection in Denominational Buildings (S 80 50)

Hospital Professional Practice and Safety Committee (S 80 55)

Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (AD & D)

(S 80 60)

Survivor Benefit Plan (S 80 65)

Personal Effects Floater Coverage (PEF) (S 80 70)

Recording of Contingent Liabilities (S 85)

Contingent Liabilities (S 85 05)

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Depreciation (S 90)Depreciation Expense (S 90 05)

Purchase/Sale of Fixed/Movable Property (S 95)

Investment of Church Funds (S 100)

Safeguarding Denominational Funds (S 100 05)Philosophy (S 100 10)

Principles (S 100 15)

Policies (S 100 20)

Investment of Short-term Funds (S 100 25)

Investment of Intermediate Term Funds (S 100 30)

Investment of Long-term Funds (S 100 35)Special Consideration Securities (S 100 40)

Miscellaneous (S 100 45)

Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Core Policiesfor Policy Compliance Testing (S 105)

487

487

487

487

487488488

489

493

494

494

495

496

496

Auditing Policies—SA

Auditors and Auditing (SA 05)General Conference Auditing Service (SA 05 05)

Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (SA 05 10)

Definition of an Audit, Financial Review, and Compilation

(SA 05 15)

Reviews of Trust Operations (SA 05 16)

Compliance Testing (SA 05 17)Management’s Responsibility (SA 05 20)

Assignment (SA 05 25)

Use of Accountants in Public Practice (SA 05 30)

Auditor’s Reports (SA 05 35)

Division Audit Affairs Committee (SA 05 40)

General Conference Auditing Service OrganizationalStructure (SA 05 45)

General Conference Auditing Services Budget (SA 05 50)

Audit/Financial Review of Financial Records of Local

Churches and Small Organizations (SA 10)Responsibility for Audits (SA 10 05)

Small Organizations (SA 10 10)

Annual Report (SA 10 15)

Financial Audit Review Committee (SA 15)Financial Audit Review Committee (SA 15 05)

Authorization for Financial Reviews Under Exceptional

Circumstances (SA 20)

Authorization for Financial Reviews (SA 20 05)

507507

507

508

509

510

510511

512

513

513

515

516

517

517

517

517

518

518

518

518

518

Division Financial Policies—T 521


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Financial Support (T 05)Unity (T 05 05)

Self-support (T 05 10)

Determining Self-support (T 05 15)

Tithes and Offerings (T 05 20)Institutions (T 05 25)

Tithe Percentage (T 05 30)

Special Tithe Percentage (T 05 35)

Retirement Plan Percentage (T 05 40)

Tithe Exchange (T 05 45)

Division Funds (T 10)Division Funds (T 10 05)

Working Capital (T 15)

Working Capital and Liquidity (T 15 05)Emergency Fund (T 15 10)

Division Statistical and Financial Reports (T 15 15)

Statement Review Committees (T 15 20)

General and Emergency Appropriations (T 20)

Appropriations (T 20 05)

Exchange Policy (T 25)Purpose (T 25 05)

Rate of Exchange (T 25 10)

Exchange Rate Application (T 25 15)Currency Remittance (T 25 20)

Exchange Gains and Losses (T 25 25)

Organizations Sponsoring Students for Study at Southern

Africa-Indian Ocean Division Universities/Colleges (T 30)General (T 30 05)

Finances (T 30 10)

Southern Africa-Indian Ocean Division Bursary

Assistance to Employees (T 35)Recommendations and Contracts (T 35 05)

Essential Factors for Consideration (T 35 10)

Financial Arrangements (T 35 15)Contract and Amortization (T 35 20)

Study by Correspondence (T 40)

Education Assistance, Grant-aided Teachers (T 45)

Part-time Study at Universities/Colleges (T 50)Conditions (T 50 05)

Reimbursement (T 50 10)Assistance Considered as Bursary (T 50 15)

Contract with Employees (T 50 20)

521

521

521

521

521523523

523

523

524

524

524

525

525527

527

528

528

528

528

528

529

529529

529

530

530

531

532

532

532

532

533

535

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Annual Continuing Education Leave Allowance (T 55)

Annual Continuing Education Leave Allowance (T 55 05)

Employees Sponsored for Graduate or Postgraduate

Study Outside of the Division (T 60)

Study Programs (T 60 05)Conditions (T 60 10)

Deferred Appointment (T 60 15)

Lump Sum (T 60 20)

Transportation (T 60 25)

Salary (T 60 30)

Rent Subsidy (T 60 35)Utility Allowance (T 60 40)

Health Care Expense (T 60 45)

School Expenses (T 60 50)Unmarried Dependent Children Under 18 Accompanying

the Employee (T 60 55)

Auto Depreciation (T 60 60)Auto Insurance (T 60 65)

Freight and Customs Duty Allowance for Return to Division

(T 60 70)

Travel Accident and Personal Effects Insurance (T 60 75)

Moving Allowance (T 60 80)

Funding of Bursary (T 60 85)Bursary Loans (T 60 90)

Contract With the Employee (T 60 95)

Sponsorships to Non-SDA Local Colleges and

Universities (T 65)

National Employees Returning to Their Home Division (T 70)The Call (T 70 05)

Transportation (T 70 10)

Outfitting Allowance (T 70 15)

Freight Shipping Expenses (T 70 20)

Allowances and Costs Considered as Prepaid Expense (T 70 25)

Salary (T 70 30)Change of Job (T 70 35)

Reimbursement for Graduate Study Abroad at Own Expense

(T 70 40)

Cross-cultural Training for Interdivision Employees and

Volunteers (T 75)

536

536

536

536537537

537

537

537

537

538

538

538

538

538

538

538

538

538

538539

539

540

540

540540

540

540

541

541

541

541

542

Institutional Financial Policies—U

Government Aid to Schools (U 05)Government Aid to Schools (U 05 05)

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Health Care Institutions – Financial Policies (U 10)Financial Policies (U 10 05)

School Subsidies and Finance (U 15)Operating Subsidies to Colleges/Universities (U 15 05)

Operating Subsidies to Academies/Secondary Schools (U 15 10)Operating Subsidies to Elementary/Primary Schools (U 15 15)

Students’ Accounts (U 15 20)

College/University Board of Trustees/Council Membership

(U15 25)

Local Board (U 15 30)

543

543

544

544

544544545

545

545

The Tithe—V

Principles and Procedure in Tithing (V 05)Sacred (V 05 05)

Scriptural Obligation (V 05 10)Leaders to Set Example (V 05 15)

Tithe to Local Church (V 05 20)

Student Tithe (V 05 25)

Sharing the Tithe (V 10)Support of Worldwide Work (V 10 05)

Tithe Exchange (V 10 10)

Use of Tithe (V 15)

Seventh-day Adventist Plan of Church Finance (V 15 05)

Use of Tithe (V 15 10)Purposes for Which Tithe May Be Used (V 15 15)

Use of Tithe for Education (V 15 20)

Purposes for Which Tithe Shall Not Be Used (V 15 25)

Continuous Monitoring of Tithe Use (V 15 30)

547547

547

547547

547

547548

548

549

549

549

550550

552

553

553

World Mission Funds—W

Source and Promotion (W 05)Definition (W 05 05)

Promotion (W 05 10)

Sabbath School Offerings (W 10)

Sabbath School Offering (W 10 05)

Regular Weekly Mission Offering (W 10 10)

Thirteenth Sabbath Offering (W 10 15)

Sabbath School Investment (W 10 20)

Birthday and Thank Offerings (W 10 25)

Camp Meeting Mission Offering (W 15)Mission Emphasis (W 15 05)

Disaster and Famine Relief Offering (W 20)Annual Offering (W 20 05)

Purpose (Use) (W 20 10)

555555

555

555

555

555

555556

556

556

556

556

557557

557


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Promotion (W 20 15)

Distribution (W 20 20)

Special Offerings (W 25)Special Offerings (W 25 05)

Alternative Offering Plan (W 30)Alternative/One Offering Plan (W 30 05)

Adventist World Radio Annual World Offering (W 35)Annual Offering (W 35 05)

Purpose (Use) (W 35 10)

Promotion (W 35 15)

Processing of Funds (W 35 20)

557

557

557

558

558558558

558

558

558

558

Ingathering—X

History, Philosophy and Objectives (X 05)

History (X 05 05)Philosophy (X 05 10)

Objectives (X 05 15)

Plan, Campaign, Materials and Promotion (X 10)Plan (X 10 05)

Campaign (X 10 10)

Materials (X 10 15)

Design and Promotion (X 10 20)

Administration and Use of Ingathering Funds (X 15)

Administration (X 15 05)Use of Ingathering Funds (X 15 10)

Ingathering Funds and Provisions for Adoption (X 20)Ingathering Funds (X 20 05)

Provisions for Adoption (X 20 10)

The Role of the Division Executive Committee (X 25)

Division Executive Committee (X 25 05)

The Role of Adventist Development and Relief Agency (X

30)The Role of Adventist Development and Relief Agency (X 30

05)

Ingathering Procedures, Donor Divisions and Reporting

(X 35)Procedures (X 35 05)

Donor Divisions (X 35 10)

Reporting (X 35 15)

559559

559559

559

559

559

559

560

560

560

560560

560

560

560

561

561

561

561

561

561

562

562

Remuneration of and Assistance to Employees—Y

Philosophy of Remuneration (Y 05)Philosophy of Remuneration (Y 05 05)

Wage Scale (Y 10)

563563

563

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Basis of Remuneration (Y 10 05)

Salary Audit Committee (Y 10 10)

Credit for Nondenominational Service (Y 10 15)

Definition of Wage Factor (Y 10 20)

Establishing Wage Factor (Y 10 25)Wage Scale (Y 10 30)

Professional Qualification Allowance (Y 10 35)

Uniform Wage Factor (Y 10 40)

Package Plan (Y 10 45)

House Rent (Y 15)Rent Allowance (Y 15 05)Rent Deductions (Y 15 10)

Home Maintenance (Y 15 15)

Rent Ceilings (Y 15 20)Home Owner’s Allowance (Y 20)Home Owner’s Allowance (Y 20 05)

Furniture for Employees’ Homes (Y 25)Responsibility of Employing Organization (Y 25 05)

Furniture Loans (Y 25 10)

Health Care (Y 30)Medical Expense (Y 30 05)

Periodic Health Evaluations (Y 30 10)

Fully Reimbursable Medical Expenses (Y 30 15)Medical Aid Premiums (Y 30 20)

Accident Insurance (Y 30 25)

Orthodontic Care, Elective Plastic/Cosmetic Surgery,

Unusual Treatments/Provisions (Y 30 30)

Educational Assistance (Y 35)Educational Assistance – Eligibility (Y 35 05)

Educational Assistance – Denominational Schools (Y 35 10)

Educational Assistance – Nondenominational Schools (Y 35

15)

Travel of Employees’ Children to Secondary Boarding

Schools (Y 35 20)Assistance for Transport to Local Primary/Secondary

Schools (Y 35 25)

Additional Baggage Allowance for Students Traveling by

Air (Y 35 30)

Exit Point from Primary/Elementary school (Y 35 35)

Travel Expenses and Per Diem (Y 40)Travel Expenses (Y 40 05)

Per Diem (Y 40 10)

569

570

570

570

570571571

571

573

573

573

573

574

574574

574

575

575

575

575

575

578

578579

579

580

580

580580

581

583

583

583

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583

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Entertainment Allowance (Y 40 15)

Moving Allowance (Y 40 20)

Office Employees – Transportation Expense (Y 40 25)

Travel Accident Insurance (Y 40 30)

Bicycle/Motorcycle Allowance (Y 40 35)Luggage Assistance – Traveling Personnel (Y 40 40)

Spouse Travel Policy (Y 40 45)

Motor Vehicle Policy (Y 45)Purchase of Motor Vehicles (Y 45 05)

Ownership of Motor Vehicle (Y 45 10)

Authorization of Operation (Y 45 15)Depreciation Allowance (Y 45 20)

Insurance and Licence Costs (Y 45 25)

Unauthorized Car Allowance (Y 45 30)Kilometer Rates (Y 45 35)

Vehicle Transportation Expense (Y 45 40)

Driving Instruction Assistance (Y 45 45)Motor Vehicle Loans (Y 45 50)

Interest on Motor Vehicle Loans (Y 45 55)

Miscellaneous Allowances (Y 50)

Book and Equipment Allowance (Y 50 05)

Professional Membership Fee and Magazine Allowance

(Y 50 10)Utilities Allowance (Y 50 15)

Water Allowance Where Utility Allowance does not

Apply (Y 50 20)

Income Tax Assistance (Y 50 25)

Householders’ Comprehensive Insurance (Y 50 30)

Holiday Allowance for National/Local Employees (Y 50 35)

Various Leaves (Y 55)Sick Leave (Y 55 05)

Maternity Leave (Y 55 10)

Compassionate Leave (Y 55 15)

Leave When Moving (Y 55 20)

Child Adoption (Y 60)Child Adoption (Y 60 05)

Counsel Required in All Cases (Y 60 10)

Responsibility of Employing Organization (Y 60 15)

Adoption Expense (Y 60 20)

Employee Marrying Non-employee with Child/Children(Y 60 25)

Funeral Financial Assistance (Y 65)

584

585

585

585

586586586

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588

589589

590

590590

591

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591

592592

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593594

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Funeral Expense and Related Assistance (Y 65 05)

Termination Allowance (Y 70)Termination Allowance (Y 70 05)

Phase-in of Remuneration Policies (Y 75)

Phase-in of Remuneration Policies (Y 75 05)Language Study (Y 80)General Requirements (Y 80 05)

Specific Requirements (Full-time Study) (Y 80 10)

Program and Support Facilities Program (Y 80 15)

Continuing Study (Y 80 20)

Local Languages and Dialects (Y 80 25)Specific Requirements (Part-time Study) (Y 80 30)

Employees’ Report (Y 85)

596

597

597

599

599599599

600

600

600

600601

601

Retirement Plan—ZPurpose (Z 05)

Administration (Z 10)Definitions (Z 10 05)

Basis of the Retirement Plan (Z 10 10)

Retirement Fund Balance (Z 10 15)

Sources of Funding (Z 10 20)

Remittances (Z 10 25)

Responsibility of Divisions (Z 15)

Responsibility for Interdivision Employees (Z 15 05)Independent Transfers (Z 15 10)

Interdivision Students (Z 15 15)

Displaced Persons (Z 15 20)

Employees Who Effect An Independent Transfer (Z 20)General Provisions (Z 20 05)

Interdivision Service (Z 20 10)Return to Home Division (Z 20 15)

Service Credit (Z 25)Criteria for Recognizing Service (Z 25 05)

Service Verification (Z 25 10)

Literature Evangelists (Z 25 15)Local Church and Elementary School Personnel (Z 25 20)

Dentists (Z 25 25)

Physicians (Z 25 30)

Military Service (Z 25 35)

Service in Self-Supporting Institutions (Z 25 40)

Undergraduate Study (Z 25 45)

Graduate Study (Z 25 50)

Commission Salespersons (Z 25 55)

603603

603

603

605

606

606

607

607

607608

608

608

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608

609609

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National Returning on Special Arrangement (Z 25 60)

Maximum Age for Beginning Denominational Service (Z 25

65)

Retirement Age (Z 30)

Guidelines (Z 30 05)Disabled Employees (Z 30 10)

Benefits (Z 35)Monthly Payments (Z 35 05)

Family Benefits (Z 35 10)

Single Benefits (Z 35 15)

Disabled Employees (Z 35 20)Temporary or Disability Rates (Z 35 25)

Review of Temporary Beneficiaries (Z 35 30)

Ministers from Other Christian Denominations (Z 35 35)Remarriage of Beneficiary (Z 35 40)

Marriage of Single Beneficiary (Z 35 45)

Spouses of Deceased Beneficiaries (Z 35 50)Orphans (Z 35 55)

Education Assistance (Z 35 60)

Medical Expense Assistance (Z 35 65)

Funeral Allowance (Z 35 70)

Divorce Situations (Z 35 75)

Rates of Beneficiaries in other Divisions (Z 35 80)Employer-Provided Benefits (Z 40)Disability Retirement (Z 40 05)

Retirement Allowance (Z 40 10)

Transportation (Z 40 15)

Post Retirement Service (Z 45)Post Retirement Service (Z 45 05)

Applications (Z 50)Application Procedure (Z 50 05)

Penalties for Tardy Processing of Retirement Applications

(Z 50 10)

Protection of Retirement Plan Fund (Z 50 15)

Benefit Rate (Z 55)

Implementation (Z 60)

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616

616617617

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619

619

619620

620

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624625

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Constitution & Bylaws SID Working Policy, 2010

CONSTITUTION OF THE

GENERAL CONFERENCE

OF SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTISTS*

(As revised at the 58th Session held in St Louis, United States of America,June 29 to July 9, 2005)

ARTICLE I—NAME

This organization shall be known as the General Conference of Seventh

day Adventists.

ARTICLE II—PURPOSE

The purpose of the General Conference is to teach all nations the

everlasting gospel of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ and the

commandments of God.

ARTICLE III—DIVISIONS OF THE

GENERAL CONFERENCE

The General Conference conducts much of its work through its divisions,

which in turn are comprised of union conferences and union missions inspecific areas of the world. Each division is an administrative unit of the

General Conference with commensurate authority to carry out responsibilities

in the territory assigned to it. It is not a separate constituent level of

organization. It shall act in full harmony with the General Conference

Constitution and Bylaws, the General Conference Working Policy, and actions

of the Executive Committee.In order to carry the authority of the General Conference, the actions of

division committees shall, of necessity, be in harmony with and

complementary to the decisions of the General Conference in Session, and the

actions of the Executive Committee between Sessions.

C O N S T I T UT I O N

&B YL A W S OF T HE G

C

ARTICLE IV—MEMBERSHIP

Sec. 1. The membership of the General Conference shall consist of:

a.All union conferences and union missions that have been or shall be

properly organized and accepted by vote of the General Conference in Session.

b.All of the following entities that are directly attached to the General

Conference or a division:

1) Union of churches

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2) Local Conferences

3) Local mission and functional equivalents thereof provided they have

two or more officers and an executive committee, observe a schedule of

regular constituency meetings and have been properly organized.

ARTICLE V—GENERAL CONFERENCE

SESSIONS

Sec. 1. The General Conference shall hold quinquennial Sessions at such

time and place as the Executive Committee shall designate and announce by a

notice published in the Adventist Review in three consecutive issues at least

four months before the date for the opening of the Session. In case special

world conditions make it imperative to postpone the calling of the Session, the

Executive Committee, in regular or special council, shall have authority tomake such postponement, not to exceed two years, giving notice to all

constituent organizations.

Sec. 2. The Executive Committee may call special Sessions of the General

Conference at such time and place as it considers proper, by means of a notice

as provided for in Sec. 1., and the transactions of such special Sessions shall

have the same force as those of the regular Sessions.

Sec. 3. At least one-third of the total delegates authorized hereinafter under

Sec. 5. of Article V, must be present at the opening meeting of any regular or

specially called General Conference Session to constitute a quorum for thetransaction of business. Once the Session is declared open, the delegates

remaining present shall constitute a quorum.

Sec. 4. The election of officers and the voting on all matters of business

shall be by viva voce vote, or as designated by the Chair, unless otherwise

requested by a majority of the delegates present.

Sec. 5. The delegates to a General Conference Session shall be designated

as follows:

a. Regular delegates.

b. Delegates at large.

c. In case of financial exigency or other major crisis within the

Church or in the international arena, the Executive Committee may take an

action to reduce the maximum number of delegates to a particular General

Conference Session. Such reduction shall then be applied to both regular

delegates and delegates at large.

Sec. 6. Regular delegates shall represent the General Conference’s member

union conferences, union missions, member conferences, missions, and unions

of churches as defined in Article IV, as follows:

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a. Delegates representing union conferences having division

affiliation shall be appointed by the respective union conference executive

committee.

b. Delegates representing union missions and unions of churches

having division affiliation shall be appointed by the respective divisionexecutive committees in consultation with the organizations concerned.

c. Delegates representing conferences and missions having union

conference affiliation shall be appointed by the respective union conference

executive committees in consultation with the organizations concerned.

d. Delegates representing conferences and missions having union

mission affiliation shall be appointed by the respective division executive

committees in consultation with the organizations concerned.

e. Delegates representing conferences and missions directly attached

to divisions, shall be appointed by the respective division executivecommittees in consultation with the organizations concerned.

f. Delegates representing division institutions, the number of whom

shall correspond to the number of division institutions within each division,

shall be appointed by the respective division executive committees in

consultation with the organizations concerned.

g. Delegates representing union conferences directly attached to the

General Conference shall be appointed by the executive committees of the

respective attached union conferences.

h. Delegates representing union missions, conferences, missions,and unions of churches directly attached to the General Conference shall be

appointed by the Executive Committee in consultation with the organizations

concerned.

Sec. 7. Regular delegates shall be allotted on the following basis:

a. Each union conference shall be entitled to two delegates other

than its president (who is a delegate at large) without regard to membership

size.

b. Each union mission shall be entitled to one delegate other than its

president (who is a delegate at large) without regard to membership size.

c. Each local conference shall be entitled to two delegates without

regard to membership size.

d. Each local mission* shall be entitled to one delegate without


e. Each union of churches shall be entitled to two delegates without


f. Each division shall be entitled to additional delegates based upon

its membership as a proportion of the world Church membership. The total

number of delegates from all divisions under this provision shall not exceed

400.

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g. Delegates from each division, provided for under Sec. 7. f., shall

be allotted to the union conferences and union missions that are affiliated with

that division, based on each union’s proportion of the division membership.

Any unallocated delegate entitlements under this process shall be allocated at

the discretion of the division executive committee.h. Unused quotas of regular delegates allocated to unions may be

reallocated by the divisions.

Sec. 8. Delegates at large shall represent the General Conference

institutions, divisions of the General Conference, and division institutions and

shall be appointed on the following basis:

a. All members of the Executive Committee.

b. Associate directors/secretaries of General Conference

departments and associations.

c. Twenty delegates from General Conference appointed staff. Suchdelegates shall be selected by the Executive Committee upon recommendation

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