1 Peter 4:10

Ministry Area/Department
Position
Accountable To
Ministry Target
Position Is
Position May Be Filled By
Stewardship
Trustee
Congregation, in cooperation with Deacon Ministry, Finance
Ministry, and Pastor
Church
Volunteer
Church member

Ministry Area/Department
Minimum Maturity Level
Spiritual Gifts
Talents or Abilities Desired
Stewardship
Stable, mature Christian
Administration • Giving • Serving
Experience and/or education in business and finance
Best Personality Traits
Passion For
Length of Service Commitment
Trustworthy • Honest • Sincere •
Discreet • Levelheaded • Mature •
Analyst-expresser or analystdependable
Good stewardship
Three years

Job Description
Anticipated Time Commitments
Doing ministry/preparing for ministry
Participating in meetings/training

Job Description
Responsibilities/Duties
1. Recommend and review procedures for the church’s financial management.
2. Arrange for the annual independent audit.
3. Maintain an annual inventory of church facilities.
4. Serve as legal custodians of all church property.
5. Represent the church in legal matters.
6. Give input/financial advice to the Deacon Ministry, Finance
Ministry, Pastor, and staff as requested.
7. Execute bank notes, deeds and other legal documents after receiving approval at the church’s business meetings.

Job Description
Responsibilities/Duties
8. Keep the official copies of the church incorporation, bylaws, and policies and procedures documents.
9. Fulfill local, state, and federal laws while serving as a trustee of the church.
10. Assist in the process of awarding contracts for work that must be done to improve or repair church building
11. Other duties and responsibilities as assigned by the church
12. This description is not intended as, nor does it imply, a contract of, or an offer of, employment.

Policy
Annual Audit
Bylaws: Article 6, Section 6
• Trustees shall, at the direction and discretion of the Church, hold legal title to church property, sign all contracts/documents with three fourths approval by the church. Keep the official copies of the church incorporation, bylaws and policies and procedures documents. Arrange for the annual independent audit.

Policy
Annual Audit
Policy
1. Church leaders and staff have a long list of responsibilities. Among these is the responsibility for the money that flows through the church. Good accounting records and good stewardship go hand in hand.
Conducting an audit is not a symbol of distrust...it is a mark of dependability.

Policy
Annual Audit
Policy
2. The Trustee Ministry shall arrange for the annual, external, independent audit. An external, independent audit gives the church reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. External, independent auditors may make recommendations for improvement based on their findings.

Procedure
Annual Audit
1. In accordance with church bylaws, and within the approved church budget, the Trustee
Ministry shall arrange for an independent auditor on an annual basis in the month of May.
2. The Trustee Ministry shall, with the cooperation of the Deacon Ministry, Finance Ministry, Senior
Pastor, Church Treasurer, Church Clerk, and the
Church Staff, comply with the independent auditor’s requests.

Procedure
Annual Audit
3. The Trustee Ministry, shall upon receipt of the completed audit, convey the results and any subsequent recommendations for improvement, to the Senior Pastor, Chair of the Deacon Ministry, and Chair of the
Finance Ministry.

Procedure
Annual Audit
4. The Chair of the Finance Ministry shall receive the original results of the completed audit and any subsequent recommendations for improvement.
5. In cooperation with other ministries, the
Finance Ministry shall respond in writing to any recommendations for improvement.

Procedure
Annual Audit
6. The Finance Ministry shall forward copies of the results of the completed audit, any recommendations for improvement, and written response from the Finance Ministry to the Chair of the Trustee Ministry, the Chair of the Deacon Ministry, the Senior Pastor, and the Church Clerk.

Procedure
Annual Audit
7. The Finance Ministry shall forward all originals to the Church Secretary to be kept on file in the church business office.
8. At the next regular business meeting it shall be announced that a copy of the results of the completed audit, any recommendations for improvement, and written response from the
Finance Ministry shall be available for examination in the church business office by any active member of Ebenezer Welcome Baptist
Church.