Appendix A: Glossary and Definitions

• Congregants: Includes all participants, members and regular attendees of the Foothills Unitarian Church. 
• Employee: Any person who has been hired by the Foothills Unitarian Church.
• Religious Professional: Generally, this is a designation that includes those who have received advanced training and/or certification in their field, particularly as it relates to Church leadership.  In our staff team it includes the ministers, the Director of Faith Formation and the Music Director. 
• Member:  Any person who has signed the membership book at the Foothills Unitarian Church. 
• Head of Staff: The person responsible for supervising the staff team and is either the direct supervisor or the supervisor’s supervisor for every person on staff.
• Senior Minister: The called minister who is designated per Board policy to act as Head of Staff for both paid and volunteer staff. 
• Church: The members, friends, community and institution of the Foothills Unitarian Church. 
• Clergy: Any professional, fellowshipped ministers employed by the Foothills Unitarian Church.
• Volunteer Staff: Any non-paid person who helps to make things happen at Foothills.