Staff–Parish Relations Committee
5.4.1 Membership. The Staff-Parish Relations Committee (SPRC) consists of six elected voting lay members and two ex officio voting members: (1) the lay delegate elected to the Alaska Conference of the United Methodist Church, and (2) a lay ruling elder commissioner to Presbytery who is also a member of Council. The staff pastor(s) shall also serve on SPRC as an ex officio non-voting member. A staff member or immediate family member of a pastor or staff member may not serve on the SPRC.
5.4.2 Responsibilities. The SPRC responsibilities shall be guided by the relevant sections of the current edition of the Book of Discipline of the United Methodist Church, as modified by the NLUC governance structure, and will function in a manner similar to a personnel committee in a Presbyterian Church (USA) congregation. The functions and responsibilities of the SPRC are to:
5.4.2.1 Confer and counsel with the pastor(s) and staff on matters pertaining to their relationship with the congregation including priorities to be given in the use of their time and skill in relation to the goals and objectives set for the congregation’s mission and the demands of the ministry.
5.4.2.2 Keep the pastor(s) and staff advised concerning conditions within the congregation as they affect relations between the pastor(s)/staff and the people.
5.4.2.3 Maximize effectiveness in ministry and identify continuing education needs of staff, the SPRC shall annually evaluate the pastor(s) and ensure that the annual evaluation of the other church staff occurs. The
Committee shall furnish the completed evaluation(s) for staff pastor(s) to the pastor(s), Council, and relevant judicatory of each denomination to which NLUC belongs.
5.4.2.4 Annually recommend to the denominational leadership not later than the first week of January the continuation or change of each staff pastor. If SPRC recommends a change in a pastor, it shall do so in accordance with the procedures set forth in Article 6 [ministerial staff].
5.4.2.5 Consult on matters pertaining to pulpit supply and to ensure that the pulpit is appropriately staffed each Sunday.
5.4.2.6 Enlist, interview, evaluate, review, and recommend persons for candidacy for ordained and diaconal ministries, and persons for missionary service. To make opportunities for ordained ministry known to the congregation.
5.4.2.7 Prepare and present to Council the budget needs for staff salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits.
NLUC Amended and Restated Bylaws
NLUC Amended Bylaws Approved 2018.12.30