BEING AN EFFECTIVE ELDER IN SESSION MEETINGS
1. KNOW YOUR PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE You don't have to be an expert, but you do need to know some basics. The basics are explained elsewhere in this manual.
2. PREPARE FOR THE MEETING One week prior to the meeting you will receive an elder's packet. This packet should contain the agenda, staff reports, committee reports and any other information you will need in order to prepare for the meeting.
3. GET ONTO THE AGENDA Prior to receiving the agenda, send your ministry team or committee report or your individual motions to the Clerk of Session.
4. WAIT YOUR TURN The order of business is determined by the agenda. Don't raise your items of concern while the session is in the middle of discussing something else. We discuss one thing at a time. By doing this, we ensure that everyone will have their turn.
5. SPEAK OUT Ask questions. Give opinions. Share information.
6. VOTE YOUR CONSCIENCE Even if it is obvious that everyone else will vote opposite from your stand, go ahead and vote the way you feel led. Not all decisions have to be unanimous.
7. RESPECT THE MAJORITY RULE If you are on the losing end of a vote, remember that we seek God’s will through Christ’s community of elders. It is the session that makes decisions and we must abide by them. Give your support even when it was not your first choice.
2. PREPARE FOR THE MEETING One week prior to the meeting you will receive an elder's packet. This packet should contain the agenda, staff reports, committee reports and any other information you will need in order to prepare for the meeting.
3. GET ONTO THE AGENDA Prior to receiving the agenda, send your ministry team or committee report or your individual motions to the Clerk of Session.
4. WAIT YOUR TURN The order of business is determined by the agenda. Don't raise your items of concern while the session is in the middle of discussing something else. We discuss one thing at a time. By doing this, we ensure that everyone will have their turn.
5. SPEAK OUT Ask questions. Give opinions. Share information.
6. VOTE YOUR CONSCIENCE Even if it is obvious that everyone else will vote opposite from your stand, go ahead and vote the way you feel led. Not all decisions have to be unanimous.
7. RESPECT THE MAJORITY RULE If you are on the losing end of a vote, remember that we seek God’s will through Christ’s community of elders. It is the session that makes decisions and we must abide by them. Give your support even when it was not your first choice.
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