1996 Book of Discipline: Paragraph 340| General Conference 2000

Section X. Local Pastor

¶ 340. Authority and Duties--1. A local pastor is approved annually by the district committee on ordained ministry and licensed by the bishop to perform all the duties of a pastor (¶ 331), including the sacraments of baptism and Holy Communion as well as the service of marriage (where state laws allow),²⁶ burial, confirmation, and membership reception, while appointed to a particular charge. Local pastors are not eligible for appointment beyond the local church. For the purposes of these paragraphs the charge will be defined as "people within or related to the community being served."

[FTN] 26. See Judicial Council Decision 694.

2. Such authorization granted by the license may be renewed annually by the district committee on ordained ministry and extends only within the charge to which the local pastor is appointed.

3. The license shall remain valid only so long as the appointment continues and shall be recertified by the bishop when assignments change between sessions of the annual conference.²⁷

[FTN] 27. See Judicial Council Decision 112.

4. A local pastor shall be under the supervision of a district superintendent and a pastoral mentor who shall supervise the local pastor's work in the Course of Study for ordained ministry and give counsel on matters of pastoral responsibility (¶¶ 331, 346).

5. Local pastors shall be amenable to the clergy session of the annual conference in the performance of their pastoral duties and shall attend the sessions of the annual conference.

6. The membership of local pastors under full-time and part-time appointment is in the annual conference where they shall have the right to vote on all matters except constitutional amendments, election of delegates to General, jurisdictional, or central conferences, and matters of ordination, character, and conference relations of clergy.

7. Student local pastors (¶ 343.3) may retain their membership in their home church and charge conference or place it in the church where they are appointed, but in the discharge of their ministerial functions they shall be amenable to the district superintendent under whom they serve. They shall have the right to voice, but not vote in the annual conference.

8. All local pastors shall receive written communication about decisions made regarding their relationship with the annual conference.



	1996 Discipline ¶ 340
	`Section X. Local Pastor` ¶ 340. Authority and Duties--1. A local pastor is approved annually by the district committee on ordained ministry and licensed by the bishop to perform all the duties of a pastor (¶ 331), including the sacraments of baptism and Holy Communion as well as the service of marriage (where state laws allow),²⁶ burial, confirmation, and membership reception, while appointed to a particular charge. Local pastors are not eligible for appointment beyond the local church. For the purposes of these paragraphs the charge will be defined as "people within or related to the community being served." `[FTN] 26. See Judicial Council Decision 694.` `2. Such authorization granted by the license may be renewed annually by the district committee on ordained ministry and extends only within the charge to which the local pastor is appointed.` `3. The license shall remain valid only so long as the appointment continues and shall be recertified by the bishop when assignments change between sessions of the annual conference.²⁷` `[FTN] 27. See Judicial Council Decision 112.` `4. A local pastor shall be under the supervision of a district superintendent and a pastoral mentor who shall supervise the local pastor's work in the Course of Study for ordained ministry and give counsel on matters of pastoral responsibility (¶¶ 331, 346).` `5. Local pastors shall be amenable to the clergy session of the annual conference in the performance of their pastoral duties and shall attend the sessions of the annual conference.` `6. The membership of local pastors under full-time and part-time appointment is in the annual conference where they shall have the right to vote on all matters except constitutional amendments, election of delegates to General, jurisdictional, or central conferences, and matters of ordination, character, and conference relations of clergy.` `7. Student local pastors (¶ 343.3) may retain their membership in their home church and charge conference or place it in the church where they are appointed, but in the discharge of their ministerial functions they shall be amenable to the district superintendent under whom they serve. They shall have the right to voice, but not vote in the annual conference.` `8. All local pastors shall receive written communication about decisions made regarding their relationship with the annual conference.`
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1996 Discipline ¶ 340