Board of Overseers

• Jeremiah Rice, Pastor
• Tami Freed
• Isaiah Godding
• John Ness

Qualifications

• Adheres to the Statement of Faith
• Actively promotes the mission of WE
• Willing and able to govern and not manage
• Understands, accepts and supports WE priorities
• Willing to defend the pastor’s authority and integrity
• Willing to serve the community first, then the congregation
• Willing to work with the defined scheduling tools
• Willing to insist on fruitfulness and reward it well
• Willing to govern as a servant rather than a lord  

Responsibilities

• Establish agreed upon goals with the lead pastor for measuring outcomes of next ministry season
• Define success measures and boundaries
• Audit annual goals, success measures and boundaries as pastoral performance
• Provide encouragement and accountability to the lead pastor
• Support and defend the staff
• Propose the Annual Budget for approval
• Promote membership and manage membership processes
• Facilitate an annual audit and biennial review of Constitution and By-Laws
• Meets together at least quarterly