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Originally Posted by DAII
Interesting ... I was under the impression the WPF was into local church sovereignty .... is this in their bylaws?
Their stance on ministerial restoration?
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From what I understand, this is not something even relevant to their bylaws, since, as you stated, the local church autonomy is what's in view. However, the predominant social more/expectation, would include letters of transfer. If I can find something in writing on this, I'll post.
To your other points, this may help:
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The WPF makes no guarantees in regards to the integrity of any leaders of any such ministries, or to the integrity of the practices of any such ministries, financial, moral, or any other criterion which may used to judge such a ministry.
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# In the event that questions or violations concerning a member’s life or doctrine be brought to the attention of the Executive Council, the Council shall, in turn, contact that member’s Accountability Group. The Accountability Group shall then investigate the situation.
1. The Executive Chairman shall work with the Accountability Group to establish the date and location of the investigation.
2. If one or more members of the Accountability Group cannot attend the investigation, the Executive Chairman shall appoint a member or members of the EC or GC to be a part of the investigation.
3. The Accountability Group shall report to the Executive Council in writing. The EC will make the final decision, based on the written report on said member’s continuing membership, or any other disciplinary action they may deem to be necessary.
# If actions taken by the member’s Accountability Group and the Executive Council are considered unsatisfactory by either the member in question or the individual(s) making the accusation, the following actions shall then be taken:
1. A committee shall be formed from the General Council to investigate the situation and or allegations.
2. They shall report to the Executive Council with recommendation to either accept or reject the Accountability Group’s original findings.
3. The Executive Council shall decide upon the further acceptance of the member in question within the fellowship or as to what actions should be taken.
4. This decision shall be final and no further appeal process is available.
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