HOW ARE CHURCHES GOVERNED IN NEW LIFE CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP?

This is usually one of the first questions asked. And ... it is perhaps one of the most essential. 

New Life Christian Fellowship does not want to control churches.  EVERY CHURCH IS SOVEREIGN! They run their own church program and take care of its affairs.

The autonomy and sovereignty of churches affiliated with New Life Christian Fellowship International shall be recognized and guaranteed. This autonomy and sovereignty shall specifically include such matters as:

• Holding the title to their own property
• Ratification of their board of Elders or Deacons
• Calling their Pastor
  Please Note:  Assistance from NLCFI in the matter of finding and/or selecting a pastor will gladly be given to any Charter Church but only upon request from the congregation of such church chartered by NLCFI.
• Arranging their own program of evangelism

NLCFI is a covering.  We take care of your relationship with the IRS.  That is, we give you, as a Chartered Church, the legal privilege of giving tax receipts to all donors. and contributors to the church.

Should there ever be a time when help is needed, the leadership of NLCFI stands ready to come to the aid of the church, but only after they are called in.  NLCFI provides resources for assisting the ministers in educating and training the church members to do the work of the ministry as we are instructed in Ephesians 4:11-15.  

The leadership of our Fellowship has been elected by the body not to be "overlords" but to be the Lord's "under-shepherds" to facilitate your ministry endeavors and to provide prayerful, supportive guardianship of the ministers and churches in our membership who have voluntarily joined with us for these purposes!  

One of the greatest stresses in ministry is that as so many people come to the ministers with their burdens, concerns, issues and troubles, from time to time the minister him/herself needs someone to help them share the load!  The Fellowship Leaders consider one of their utmost responsibilities to be ministers to and for the ministers!  

Whether needing advice and counsel, wanting to "test" some fresh ideas ... or just an understanding ear to listen  and let one "ventilate", we are always as close as the telephone! 

We do not "intrude", but we do take very seriously our ministry responsibilities to each and every member minister, so should you ever call for yourself needing to be ministered to ... we are always ready to answer your call!