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Staff, Leadership Team, Elders, & Deacons
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More about our Church Leadership
The Leadership Team consists of three parts: The Senior Pastor, Lead Administrators, and Lead Elders. The team functions similar to a board of directors for our church. The Lead Administrators and Lead Elders have a four-year term for their service, can serve two consecutive terms, and have been appointed to serve in accordance with our church bylaws.
- The Senior Pastor is hired by the Leadership Team. The Senior Pastor oversees the teaching ministry, pastoral ministry, and spiritual vision of the church. The Senior Pastor oversees The Church Staff.
- Lead Administrators are spiritually gifted in administration and leadership. They oversee the business, financial, and legal matters of the church.
- Lead Elders are appointed to the leadership team by the Elders. They represent the Elders on the Leadership team for a four-year term and can serve two consecutive terms. Elders help oversee the spiritual matters of the church and support the pastoral ministry.
The Leadership Team creates Committees called “Teams” to help share and accomplish specific responsibilities of church leadership and to advise the Leadership Team for decision making. These members consist of Leadership Team Members and appointed members of the church congregation who possess the needed professional skills and wisdom for each responsibility. They are created and appointed by the Leadership Team as needed.
If you would like to nominate someone for the Leadership Team, you can email info@vcotm.org.
The Church Staff are hired to do the daily ministry work of the church and their hiring is approved by the Leadership Team. They oversee day-to-day operations under the supervision of the Senior Pastor. They oversee ministries, ministry budgets, interns, volunteers, and teams under their ministry area.
The Elders are men appointed into spiritual church leadership by nomination. Then, all nominations for an Elder are reviewed and vetted. Once approved, they are confirmed by prayer, fasting, and vote by the existing Elders. They serve as an extension of the pastoral ministry for the church and as spiritual accountability for the Senior Pastor. The Elders oversee and disciple the Elders in Training.
The Elders in Training are those who meet all the qualifications to be an elder and are being trained in their spiritual maturity, leadership, and wisdom to shepherd the church as an Elder.
If you would like to nominate someone to be an Elder, you can email info@vcotm.org.
Deacons/Deaconesses are respected ministry leaders who help lead inside and outside of the church. When congregational needs arise, Deacons help serve and care for the church body. They also help Vertical stay connected to partnering ministries by serving as an ambassador for the church. Deacons can be nominated at any time.
If you would like to nominate someone to be a Deacon, you can email info@vcotm.org.