Church Government
FBCG is committed to a "policy governance" form of government, which means that our congregation does ministry (outreach and care), our staff provides management (equipping and coordination), our Senior Pastor provides leadership (vision, direction, teaching) and our Executive Council provides governance (accountability and support). While the Executive Council provides governance, we believe that the membership of the church must participate in the governance of the church through the approval of Executive Council membership and major decisions affecting the church family. To learn more about the policy governance form of church government, please read the book, Winning on Purpose: How to Organize Congregations to Succeed in Their Mission by John Kaiser. There are copies available at the East and West Campus libraries.
FBCG is governed through its Bylaws and Guiding Principles. The Bylaws are rarely changed; however the Guiding Principles are reviewed and updated by the Executive Council every year.
We expect each member of the Executive Council to meet the qualifications of the position by being of the highest Christian character and being an example of ministry and service through FBCG. Members of the Executive Council are nominated through a Nominating Committee process. To recommend a church member for nomination to the Executive Council please complete the nomination form and forward it to any member of the Nomination Committee or to the church office.
The Executive Council meets several times during the year.
View current council minutes (pdf) Past Minutes
Executive Council
