Preamble

These Standing Board Policies of the Elders Board (Board) of Sturgeon Alliance Church (SAC) are current as of February 24, 2022, and replace any and all policy statements made prior to this date. This document will be revised and updated whenever there are altered policies and the updated policies will be the guiding policies until such time as they are revised and/or updated at a duly called and run meeting of the Board.
None of the following policies are to contradict in any way the Local Church Constitution of the Christian & Missionary Alliance in Canada or the bylaws of SAC. 
A: Mission & Vision Policies

  1. GPS Group Leaders: agreed that all GPS Group Leaders should be members. (September 2, 2010)

B: Baptism & Membership Policies

  1. Who can baptize others? Anyone wanting to/asked to be involved in baptizing others, must have a personal faith in Christ as Savior & Lord, and must themselves have been baptized as a believer. This will be determined beforehand through a personal conversation, and will be communicated to the congregation at the actual baptism ceremony. One of the pastors or elders of SAC will be involved in every baptism also. (February 28, 2013)
  2. Age of baptismal candidates: agreed to be open to the baptism of children as God shows they are ready. This will be determined by a personal interview with at least one pastoral team member. (December 17, 2012)

C: Financial & Facilities Policies

  1. Signing Authorities: MSCU that Steve Heinen and Kim Bohaychuk are appointed as approved signing authorities for both the Sturgeon Alliance Church bank account and the King's Kids Preschool bank account at Servus Credit Union, and that all other previous signing authorities are rescinded, effective September 28, 2021.
  2. Benevolence Policy: defines the function and procedures of the Benevolence Committee. (February 2022)
  3. Facility Rental Policy: governs the rental and use of SAC facilities. (January 2017)
  4. Financial Assistance for Counseling Policy: governs providing assistance with the cost of counselling. (August 2017)

D: Leadership Policies/Appointments

  1. Board of Elders
    1. 2021-2022 Board Positions: Lead Pastor - Vacant;  Chair – Bert Zylstra; Vice-Chair –Anthony Worman; Secretary – Dain Campbell; Treasurer – Steve Heinen (September 27, 2022)
  2. Board-Appointed Leadership Teams
    1. Missions Committee: Vacant (chair), April Braun, Sara Heinen, Willis Kozak, Gayel Zylstra. (August 2022)
    2. Plan To Protect Chair: Lauri Froese (2017)
    3. Benevolence Committee: Naomi Stretch (chair), Harry Anema, Josh Goodbrand (2023)
  3. Nominating Committee 
    Documents to aid the process are located on the Nomination Committee page.
    1. Composition and process is described in Article 8 of the SAC Bylaws.
    2. Responsible for the selection of nominees to the board of elders.
    3. Responsible for the selection of nominees to the Nominating Committee for the following year. The committee will solicit names from the congregation. The membership will vote on the candidates at the Annual General Meeting. (February 2019)