Covenant Participants
We at Solomon’s Porch desire to arrange our lives so that we can personally and corporately live with God in the way of Jesus.

We believe that is best accomplished as participants in community with one another. While there is significant work required to intimately share our lives, we are convinced that it is the best way to live.

This living of life together will take on many forms within our community. One of those forms involves being in a committed relationship with our church. While this is not intended to be a prerequisite for participation at Solomon’s Porch, it is the best way to be involved in the life of the church and the lives of the people of the Solomon’s Porch.

If you consider Solomon’s Porch your church, then please consider involvement as a Covenant Participant.



Covenant Participants' Agreement
Solomon’s Porch Covenant Participants agree to:

• Be one who seeks to live life with God in the way of Jesus
• Seek to live life consistent with the generous orthodoxy, ancient creeds and Scriptures of the church
• Stay reconciled with the people of the Solomon’s Porch community
• Involvement in the life of Solomon’s Porch including Prayer, Participation and Finances (see financial life of Solomon’s Porch link)
• Invest in the ministry and dreams of Solomon’s Porch

Covenant Participants will be expected to attend Covenant Participant dinner meetings normally held every five week before the Worship Gathering.

Covenant Participants must attend a half-day interactive Overview Dialog focusing on the ministry, history, future and passion of Solomon’s Porch.

These dialogs are intended to provide deeper understanding of Solomon’s Porch and to serve as a way to connect with others of Solomon’s Porch.

Covenant Participants will be added after each Overview Dialog.



Voting Participants
A Voting Participant is a Covenant Participant willing to take on the added responsibility of making decisions around issues outlined in the Legal Constitution of Solomon’s Porch.



Role of Voting Participants

• Give approval of major expenses and acquisition of debt
• Ratify new Voting Members
• Nominate and elect Leadership Group Members
• Vote for removal or hiring of the Pastor

Criteria for Voting Participants

• Be a Covenant Participant for at least 6 months
• Participate in the duties outlined in the constitution for voting members
• Participate in the Annual meeting
• Be at least 18 years of age*Voting Participants will be added twice per year (normally 6 months following becoming a Covenant Participant) with the ratification of the current Voting Participants.

Leadership Group
The Leadership Group consists of those selected by the Voting Participants of Solomon’s Porch to give leadership regarding issues of overall church matters, finances and staff. The Leadership Group also assumes the legal board responsibilities of the church.

• The Leadership Group will consist of up to 12 people
• Leadership Group Members will serve two-year terms and may serve two consecutive terms
• Leadership Group Members must:
• Be a Voting Participant
• Demonstrate leadership consistent with the Biblical and Historical church
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• Be willing and able to serve the term to which they are nominated*Leadership Group Participants are nominated by a nominating group of Covenant Participants and approved by the Voting Participant.