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 Article XI - Stewardship Ministry

Section Four:  Discipline of Stewardship Ministry Members

If a member of the Stewardship Ministry member be found to be acting or teaching contrary to the Holy Bible, this Constitution, The 1833 New Hampshire Confession of Faith, The Articles of Declaration, and/or The Solemn Covenant of Valley View Baptist Church, it shall be the duty of the Elders of this church to seek to restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness (Galatians 6:1).  If the individual repents and ceases from his/her behavior and/or teaching, it shall be as if the individual had never sinned.  However, if the individual will not hear the Elders in the matter at hand, the Elders shall call a special meeting to remove such an individual from the membership of this church.  The meeting and its purpose shall be announced by an Elder from the pulpit on a Sunday morning at a regularly-scheduled worship service and shall take place no more than three days after the announcement.  If the individual in question does not repent before the congregation, upon a majority vote of those members present at the meeting, the named individual(s) shall be removed from the membership of Valley View Baptist Church.  However, if there is a clear and public repentance, the Stewardship Ministry member in question shall be comforted by all of the church.  Upon his repentance, the church will be asked immediately if they think that the individual’s sin warrants his removal from the Stewardship Ministry.  A majority vote of members present at the special meeting will suffice to remove the individual in question.