“WHEREAS, there has historically been a different understanding of the role and responsibilities
of a singular “senior pastor” than the more modern practice of a plurality of pastors ministering
within a single church;
WHEREAS, there is confusion among the churches of Fellowship Pacific as to the intent and
application of the policy resolution passed in 2005 stating, “The FEBBC/Y Region only recognizes
men as Senior Pastors,” (Minutes of the 78th Annual Convention of the Fellowship of Evangelical
Baptist Churches in BC & Yukon, 2005, Pg. 10);
WHEREAS, the churches of Fellowship Pacific declared their intention to, “stay unified…and be
in unity with other Regions within our National Fellowship,” (Minutes, 2005, Pg. 10), and it is
Fellowship Pacific region’s intention to maintain unity with the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist
Churches in Canada which requires member churches to “[accept] that the pastoral office in the
church is reserved for qualified men recognized by the church for the oversight of the doctrine
and practice of the church,” [National Bylaws, Article 4(a)(iii)];
WHEREAS, the appointment and installation of Biblically qualified individuals to the pastoral
office of the church is critical to the ministry of the church and its witness to the truth according
to 1 Timothy 3:14-15
BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED, in accordance with 1 Timothy 2:12, Fellowship Pacific will only
recognize churches in which their elders, or pastors who preach to or otherwise have authority
over men, are Biblically qualified men.”
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