The Board Member position is a volunteer role requiring a commitment of approximately 10-15 hours per month, including participation in Board meetings, committee work, and community engagement activities.
Board members are expected to serve a term of three years, with the possibility of renewal.
Governors and Regents in this fellowship bear a sacred duty of care rooted in the biblical mandate of Proverbs 24:27: "Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house." This principle calls leaders to steward life, learning, and futures with diligent preparation and wise foresight, ensuring that foundations are properly laid before building up the community.
Following the apostolic instruction in 1 Corinthians 14:26—"When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up"—our governance model centers on communal edification. Every decision, policy, and initiative must serve the collective flourishing of the fellowship, ensuring that diverse gifts contribute to the common good.
Board members locate their service within the Romans 12:6-8 framework, which identifies seven distinct modes of excellence:
This duty of care extends across all seven seasons of life, acknowledging that "for everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven." Governors and Regents commit to: