# Church Members and Employment

*To maintain appropriate boundaries and clarity of the difference between membership and employment, church members are not regularly allowed to be employed by the Church.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>However, the Senior Minister can grant an exception when the following is all true:*

- *There is a vacant approved position posted by the Church, and the member meets the standard requirements posted in the position.*
- *The member has previously expressed a vocational call to this position or something similar to at least one of Foothills ministers.*
- *The member is able to demonstrate informed consent to the Senior Minister for what it will mean to move from a member to a staff member.*
- *The member resigns their membership, and steps away from any engagement in the church reserved for church participants.*
- *The member meets with a minister or spiritual director outside the Foothills community to review the decision, and this person agrees that this change can occur with integrity without harm to the member.*
- *The member agrees to establish an ongoing relationship with a minister or spiritual director outside the Foothills community for the duration of their employment.*