Over the past year, our elders developed a covenant to guide and shape the way it works together. At its last meeting the session officially adopted the following:

We come with a servant’s heart.

Pray for one another.

Assume good intentions.

Treat one another with respect.

Even if we disagree with a decision, we will support the decision of the session.

Focus on issue not personality.

Agree to be honest and candid.

Open to listening to different points of view.

Talk through issues during session meetings not in conversations outside the session or through email.

Dare to take risks and not be afraid of failure.

To avoid potential misunderstanding and divisiveness we will not discuss who said what and how one another voted outside the session. When conversations about sensitive issues need to be kept confidential, we will make that explicit during the meeting.