1.7.13

Church Marriage Committee Guidelines


Church: Living Faith Church a.k.a. Winners' Chapel International

There shall be established in every Local Assembly of Living Faith Church Worldwide a Marriage committee.
It shall be made up between 5 – 8 members (depending on the size of the church) of proven integrity and with good marital testimony.
For the purpose of continuity and stability, the committee shall be headed by a Pastoral Assistant.
Other members of this committee shall be selected from the pool of ordained workers except where they are not available.
This selection, where available shall include a medical and a legal practitioner. The wife of the Head of station may not be included in the membership. 

TERMS OF REFERENCE
1.     To screen the intending couple in accordance with biblical standard for marriage.
2.     To Organize counseling sessions.
3.     To check their health parameters including, blood group compatibility, HIV status, pregnancy test and other relevant test.
4.     To receive written consent from the intending couples families.
5.     To receive any possible objection from within and outside the church in writing and follow it up accordingly
6.      To give and receive references in a situation where one of the parties involved is not a member of the church.
7.     To present them to the Resident Pastor for approval before final counseling / seminar.
8.     To prepare monthly reports of activities to the Resident Pastor and to LCC.
9.     The tenure shall be two years renewable only once

MARRIAGE COUNSELLING TEAM
In order to facilitate counseling for intending couples and to give closer attention, a Marriage Counseling Team is to be formed comprising of certain number of couples in proportion to the size of the church as follows:
Mega churches            6 couples
Urban churches          4 couples
Others                             2 couples
Such couples must have proven testimony of harmonious marital life for minimum of five years.
The tenure is two years renewable only once.

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