Constitution and By-Laws
Men of God
Article I
Section 1:
Name of the organization
The name of the organization shall be Men of God.
Section 2:
Purpose of the organization
Men of God is a Christ-centered ministry for the men of
the Grove City College campus. Its mission is to
challenge males to be Godly men of integrity who will
influence and serve the Grove City community and
beyond through service projects. As an equipping
ministry the organization hosts frequent small group
meetings and amiable fellowship. Men of God aims to
foster deep Christian character and spiritual leadership in
its members by providing accountability and mentoring
of Christian brotherhood. This is in accordance with the
mission of the college to foster spiritual and social
development.
Article II
MISSION OF THE COLLEGE
Section 1:
Men of God will promote the mission of Grove City
College by providing the men of the Grove City College
campus with fellowship, accountability, and growth
supporting their faith.
Article III
STANDARDS OF CONDUCT
Section 1:
Men of God shall abide by the standards of conduct set
forth in the Crimson, the College handbook.
Article IV
MEMBERSHIP
Section 1:
Any current male Grove City College student shall be
eligible to be a member of this organization.
Section 2:
Male Grove City College students who request to
become members will be placed in small groups, thereby
becoming members.
Section 3:
There are no requirements for members to be able to
attend any of the organization’s group activities.
Article V
LEADERSHIP
Section 1:
Leadership Structure
A subset of the members of Men of God shall be selected
to serve as small group leaders. Of these small group
leaders, several shall be elected to officer positions and
serve as President, Vice President, and in any other
officer positions. Officer elections shall follow the
process described in Article IV of the Bylaws.
Section 2:
Small Group Leader
Small group leaders must be members who have
participated in a Men of God small group for at least one
semester and have demonstrated leadership skills and
spiritual maturity. Anyone who displays these qualities
and so desires may become a leader based on selection
by his small group’s leader(s) in the spring semester.
Every small group leader is expected to come to periodic
leadership meetings. Small group leaders are responsible
for holding weekly small group meetings. Some small
groups may be led jointly by two small group leaders.
Small group leaders are not necessarily officers, although
from among them some will be elected as officers.
Section 3:
President
The president of this organization shall be a current small
group leader. He shall have general oversight of the
organization and shall also represent the organization to
the Grove City College administration. He is responsible
for overseeing and organizing the activities of the
organization. He shall also manage the group’s finances
in the absence of a group treasurer.
Section 4:
Vice President
The vice president of this organization shall be a current
small group leader. He shall assist the president in his
duties. This includes moderating leadership meetings
when the president is not present.
Section 5:
Other Officer positions
Other officer positions may be created based upon the
availability of small group leaders qualified to help with
the administration of the organization. The creation of
such officer positions shall be decided upon by the
president and vice president of the organization.
Section 6:
Leaders’ Covenant
All members who join the leadership team (whether as
small group leaders or as small group leaders and
officers) are expected to sign the Men of God Leadership
Commitment Statement. This is a document not part of
this constitution but a consensual and periodically
revisable statement of core priorities that all leaders are
asked to support and follow.
Article VI
Executive Committee
Section 1:
The Executive Committee shall be comprised of a
president, vice president, and any other positions they
choose to create for the current year.
Section 2:
The duties of the Executive Committee are as described
in Article V Sections 2 & 3.
Article VII
ADVISOR
Section 1:
How the advisor shall be determined.
The advisor shall be a male Grove City College faculty
or staff member selected by a simple majority of the
voting small group leaders.
Section 2:
The Administrative Council must approve the advisor for
the group.
Section 3:
The advisor to the organization should provide counsel to
the group with regard to all of its activities. The advisor
should take an active role in all the organization’s
activities. The advisor is expected to attend the weekly
leadership meetings.
Section 4:
The advisor shall verify the constitution by his signature
before submission to the Administrative Council for
review. The advisor shall also approve any amendments
to the constitution before they are submitted to the
Administrative Council for approval.
Article VIII
AMENDMENTS
Section 1:
Any amendment to this constitution shall be drafted by a
small group leader and approved by the advisor before
coming to a vote. Any vote must take place at a regularly
scheduled small group leaders meeting. Amendments to
the constitution must be approved by a two-thirds
majority of the small group leaders of the organization.
Section 2:
All amendments to the constitution must be approved by
the Administrative Council.
Article IX
IMPEACHMENT AND REMOVAL OF OFFICERS AND LEADERS
Section 1:
Any leader (small group leader or small group
leader/officer) in the organization may be removed from
office for offenses including, but not necessarily limited
to, gross neglect of duty, misuse of official position, or
failure to abide by the Grove City Standards of Conduct
as defined in the Crimson.
Section 2:
In the event that a member has charges to bring against a
leader, the organization shall follow the impeachment
process described in Section 3 of Article IX, below, to
determine whether the officer is guilty of the charges.
The matter shall be resolved internally between the
leadership and the faculty advisor. Upon a 2/3 majority
vote the leader shall be removed from the organization.
If this removes the only small group leader that a
particular small group has, its members shall be asked to
choose another small group to join, or another small
group leader will be transferred from a group with two
leaders.
Section 3:
The impeachment process contains three distinct steps:
declaration of charges, hearing/review of charges, and
judgment.
Declaration of Charges
 The member of the club who has a charge to bring
against a leader and therefore wishes to initiate the
impeachment process shall make his intentions
known to the person charged before submitting in
writing a charge to the president, or if he is the one
being charged, to the vice president. The officer
receiving the charge shall acknowledge receipt in
writing. The faculty advisor shall be notified and
shall function in an advisory capacity to the
president (or vice president, if applicable).
Officer Review of Charges
 The president(or vice president, if applicable) and
the member bringing forth the charge shall then
speak to the charged leader. If this leader refuses
to step down from his position and the problem is
not resolved at this stage, the process shall move
on to the hearing of charges. The president (or
vice president, if applicable) shall have the
authority to dismiss charges if he thinks they are
not legitimate.
General Leadership Hearing/Review of Charges
 The president (or vice president, if applicable)
shall then call a meeting of the leadership to hear
and review the matter. The member bringing the
charge against the officer shall be invited to
present his case to this group, and the officer being
charged shall be invited to respond to the charges.
Judgment
 Upon conclusion of the hearing, the leaders not
being charged shall review the matter and vote as
to whether removal from office occurs; a twothirds majority of these leaders is required to
remove the accused from office. If this majority is
not reached, or if the leaders are able to resolve the
matter at this hearing, the impeachment process
shall be considered “resolved” and shall conclude
at this step. Officers removed from their positions
as officers are not thereby removed from their
positions as small group leaders. If an officer is
removed from his position as an officer, an
additional two-thirds majority vote of the leaders
not being charged is required to remove him from
his position as a small group leader as well. If any
officer is to be relieved of his position, elections
shall be held as soon as possible to fill the
vacancy.
No attorneys will be present during any of the
impeachment proceedings.
BY-LAWS
Article I
MEETINGS
Section 1:
The frequency and time of small group meetings will be
determined by each individual group. Meetings for all
small group leaders will occur approximately monthly on
a day and time determined at the beginning of each year
by the leadership team. This day and time may be
changed by the leadership team throughout the year as
they see necessary. Based on the Men of God Leadership
Commitment Statement, small group leaders may be
expected to meet with a smaller number of other small
group leaders, as well.
Section 2:
The locations of small group meetings shall be
determined by the members of each group at the
beginning of each semester and may also be subject to
change during the school year.
Article II
SUSPENSION OF ACTIVE MEMBERS
Section 1:
There are no regulations with regard to suspending
regular members who are not small group leaders or
small group leaders and officers due to absence or lack of
participation. Regulations for the suspension of leaders
are stated in Article IX of the Constitution.
Article III
FINANCES
Section 1:
There are no dues associated with participation in Men of
God.
Section 2:
Funds to be used on campus for the organization’s events
shall be provided for through the Men of God budget.
Funds may also be received from private donors.
Section 3:
The funds in the treasury are to be used for the
organization’s events only.
Section 4:
Money allotted from the Religious Activities Committee
must be spent on campus or on activities open to and
advertised to the whole campus, in accordance with
Religious Activities Committee guidelines. Other money
may be spent at Men of God’s discretion.
Section 5:
The budget will be prepared by the president or a
treasurer, if one is selected, for the following academic
year each spring semester. It shall be approved by
officers after discussion and approval by the president,
vice president, and faculty advisor.
Article IV
ELECTIONS
Section 1:
A person running for any of the offices of the Executive
Committee must be a current small group leader.
Section 2:
Candidates for the positions of president and vice
president will be nominated by other small group leaders
prior to the all-leaders’ meeting when elections will be
held. If the new president has decided to have other
officer position(s) for the coming year, these position(s)
shall be elected at the next regular leadership meeting
after the president announces these position(s). The
nomination process is not necessary for these position(s).
Section 3:
Election of the president and vice president shall take
place at an all-leaders’ meeting in March each year. This
process shall be announced at least one week beforehand.
Section 4:
The new president and vice president shall assume duties
at the beginning of April. Any other officers shall
assume duties upon election. Officer elections shall be
held each year regardless of whether the officers will be
returning or not. Should any new officers be elected, the
previous ones will be expected to give encouragement
and advice as needed by the new officers.
Section 5:
All officers shall be elected by a simple majority vote.
Revised April 2009