Church of God by Faith CLERGY FORMS  

 
 
 
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NEW ELECTRONIC CLERGY FORMS

What follows are the minimum standards that each Church of God by Faith must establish, implement and maintain as a demonstration of its commitment to order and excellence within the organization.  It is most crucial for every COGBF to create an environment which welcomes and shares the mighty Word of God in effective ways.
 
The forms on this page are to only be used by Church of God by Faith clergy at the local or district level. All of them can now be completed online and sent to the appropriate authorities.  The sender will also receive an emailed copy of the form results. Please do not start the forms until you have gathered all of the appropriate information to complete them. 

TIMELINE: PASTOR PERFORMANCE REVIEW, CHURCH EVALUATION, AND ORDERING LICENSES

  1. August: Notify pastors of the annual review time-line.
  2. September 26th: Pastors complete their own reviews.
  3. October 3rd: District Elder completes analysis of pastor reviews.
  4. October 16th: Submit documents electronically to Ruling Elder Williams by October 25th.
  5. October 16th – November 2nd: open enrollment for ordering licenses.  
  6. District Elder send copy of final review back to pastor.
  7. November: District Elder meet with Executive Board.
  8. Establish a district action plan to address topics that show training is needed.

PLEASE CLICK HERE TO READ THE COGBF LICENSES DEFINED POLICY BEFORE ORDERING

INSTRUCTIONS: DISTRICT ELDER LICENSE ORDERING PORTAL 

COGBF licenses will now be ordered by the district from the link listed below.  The District Elder or his designee are the only users authorized to use the new system. 
  1. Pastors should speak with all qualified candidates regarding their performance, expectation and ask if thy desire to be issued renewal licenses.
  2. Local church’s reorder list is forwarded to district via email. It is important for pastors to add recent CTI graduates to their list. 
  3. Pastors are strictly prohibited from adding names to the current list unless at least one of these three conditions have been verified:
    1. Recipient has a verifiable completion certificate from CTI.
    2. Recipient has satisfied the Pastoral Transfer protocols from the Examining Board.
    3. Recipient has received expressed written consent from the Executive Council.
  4. Churches will then submit payments to their districts either electronically or by mail. 
  5. After the superintendent has approved the list and verified the payments, he must then use the District Elder License Ordering Portal to order and upload licenses. This platform is password protected and may only be used by the appropriate designee. 
  6.   IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO TAKE NEW PHOTOS EACH YEAR. FEEL FREE TO USE THE ONES YOU USED LAST YEAR. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
For orders over 30, please split it in groups no more than 30. When you upload your photos, you can input up to 30 at one time.