Report of the

Ministerial Relations Committee

              In the year ending September 30, 1994, resignations from pastorates were as follows:

         Church                             Pastor                                  Effective Date

         Reading……………………………..James E. Neher………………………….February 26, 1994

         Finesville, NJ……………………..David H. Jones…………………………..August 31, 1994

The following pastorates were established under our rules:

         Allentown (CC)………………….Ronald R. Vining……………………….September 7, 1993 (Youth Pastor)

         Sunbury………………………………Dennis Lawrence……………………..September 19, 1993 (Ministries Assistant)

         Stroudsburg……………………….J. Mark McCreary…………………….November 5, 1993 (Associate Pastor)

         Bethlehem………………………….Jimmy Head……………………………..March 20, 1994 (Assistant Pastor)

         York……………………………………..William Lehr……………………………..April 13, 1994 (Associate Pastor)

         Red Hill……………………………….Ronald K. Denlinger………………..April 21, 1994

         Red Hill……………………………….D. Thomas Phillips…………………..April 21, 1994 (Assistant Pastor)

         Royersford………………………….Jonathan P. Tait……………………….May 29, 1994 (Assistant Pastor)

         Reading………………………………Jonathan W. Arnold…………………June 16, 1994 (Assistant Pastor)

         Royersford…………………………Jacob J. Susek, Jr………………………July 10, 1994

       The following churches are without pastors: Finesville, NJ; Howell, NJ; Philadelphia – Emmanuel; Walnutport.

       We recommend the following to be adopted by the 111th Annual Conference:

WHEREAS, we strongly believe it is the Scriptural responsibility of the church to meet the needs of its pastors, (Matt. 10:10; I Cor. 9:7-15; Gal. 6:6; Phil. 4:10-19; I Tim. 5:17-18),

RESOLVED, that we encourage each church to increase its Pastor’s salary commensurate with the general economic condition in the nation and local community, with the Consumer Price Index a suggested means of measurement; and further

RESOLVED, that it is the consensus of this Committee that the minimum salary for a pastor serving a Bible Fellowship Church including benefits be $21, 630.00 for the 1994-1995 year (a 3.0% increase).

RESOLVED, that the material, “Annual Review Form and Statistical Review” (see report) be considered as FIRST READING.

RESOLVED, that the information entitled, “Duties” on page 140 in the “Faith & Order” be replaced with material entitled, “Duties” (see report) as submitted by the Ministerial Relations Committee, and that it be considered as FIRST READING.

Ministerial Relations Committee: Harvey J. Fritz, Jr., Chairman; Alva C. Cassel, Secretary; Lee E. Boyles, Keith E. Plows, L. James Roberts, Harold L. Snyder, Jr., David J. Watkins