Common use of Personal Well Being Clause in Contracts

Personal Well Being. The council shall annually designate a care team to minister to the pastor and his/her family. The team could be the elders or an appointed committee from the congregation. The team ought to meet with the pastor at least quarterly to monitor physical, spiritual and emotional health and to provide support and counsel regarding personal and professional concerns. The pastor’s spouse may be included in the meetings if the spouse desires. If mutually agreed upon by the committee and pastor they may meet more often. An important part of the team’s work should be intercessory prayer. General Guidelines  Full-time pastoral service is provided for the church when the pastor works at least 40 hours per week. It is not suggested that a full-time pastor have a time card to determine these 40 hours. The pastor should provide the church with a monthly pastoral report. A conversation should be held between the pastor and the lay leaders to determine what type of report will be helpful for both parties. If help is needed in preparing such a report, please contact the Director of Church Health or your district representative of credentials and placement. This salary package has been designed for full-time pastors only. To apply these salary and benefit guidelines to persons in part-time employment, the guidelines should be figured as if full-time. Then the part-time percentage should be applied to determine a fair salary and benefit package. This money may be distributed in a manner that is acceptable to the pastor and the church. For example, some pastors may want a cash salary and others may want these funds to use for additional benefits – i.e. housing, retirement, health insurance, etc. The Commission on Credentialing and Placement can assist churches to negotiate appropriate compensation.  If the church is not able to pay the full package as outlined in this document, it is understood that the pastors may be free to seek outside employment. There needs to be a mutual agreement between the pastor, the local church and the Commission on Credentialing and Placement in determining appropriate compensation. If the pastor is not able or willing to work 40 hours per week, the total compensation package shall be reduced by a percentage equal to numbers of hours the pastor works. For example, if the pastor works 30 hours there shall be a 25% reduction in total compensation package.  If the church is receiving pulpit supply, it is recommended the speaker should receive $125.00 for each service in which he/she brings a message. In addition to this fee, a travel allowance will be provided from the home of the speaker to the local church and back for each service and/or meeting the person attends. This travel allowance will be the rate as established by IRS guidelines. If assistance is needed in determining IRS guidelines contact the conference office. The church may determine a maximum amount for such travel, but once this amount is reached pastoral services may end until this amount is renegotiated. If the speaker is serving a yoked parish the individual churches may divide these amounts.

Personal Well Being. The council shall annually designate a care team to minister to the pastor and his/her family. The team could be the elders or an appointed committee from the congregation. The team ought to meet with the pastor at least quarterly to monitor physical, spiritual and emotional health and to provide support and counsel regarding personal and professional concerns. The pastor’s spouse may be included in the meetings if the spouse desires. If mutually agreed upon by the committee and pastor they may meet more often. An important part of the team’s work should be intercessory prayer. General Guidelines  Full-time pastoral service is provided for the church when the pastor works at least 40 hours per week. It is not suggested that a full-time pastor have a time card to determine these 40 hours. The pastor should provide the church with a monthly pastoral report. A conversation should be held between the pastor and the lay leaders to determine what type of report will be helpful for both parties. If help is needed in preparing such a report, please contact the Director of Church Health or your district representative of credentials credentialing and placement. This salary package has been designed for full-time pastors only. To apply these salary and benefit guidelines to persons in part-time employment, the guidelines should be figured as if full-time. Then the part-time percentage should be applied to determine a fair salary and benefit package. This money may be distributed in a manner that is acceptable to the pastor and the church. For example, some pastors may want a cash salary and others may want these funds to use for additional benefits – i.e. housing, retirement, health insurance, etc. The Commission on Credentialing and Placement can assist churches to negotiate appropriate compensation.  If the church is not able to pay the full package as outlined in this document, it is understood that the pastors may be free to seek outside employment. There needs to be a mutual agreement between the pastor, the local church and the Commission on Credentialing and Placement in determining appropriate compensation. If the pastor is not able or willing to work 40 hours per week, the total compensation package shall be reduced by a percentage equal to numbers of hours the pastor works. For example, if the pastor works 30 hours there shall be a 25% reduction in total compensation package.  If the church is receiving pulpit supply, it is recommended the speaker should receive $125.00 135.00 for each service in which he/she brings a message. In addition to this fee, a travel allowance will be provided from the home of the speaker to the local church and back for each service and/or meeting the person attends. This travel allowance will be the rate as established by IRS guidelines. If assistance is needed in determining IRS guidelines contact the conference office. The church may determine a maximum amount for such travel, but once this amount is reached pastoral services may end until this amount is renegotiated. If the speaker is serving a yoked parish the individual churches may divide these amounts.