Constitution Excerpts
Addendum Section 4000
Article III, Section I of the CMC Constitution deals with ministerial membership as follows:
The ministerial membership of the Conference shall consist of ordained ministers, defined as bishops, ministers, and deacons, who have been officially recognized as members and recorded in the minutes of the business meetings. Ministerial members are given one vote each in business meetings. Except when restricted meetings are announced, non-members are welcome to attend and may have floor privileges. Non-members may not vote. Ministerial membership involves an accountability which is primary to any other conference, denominational, or organizational affiliation or membership which the minister may hold. The membership is also referred to throughout this document as the Conference or as Conference.
Ordained ministers may be received as members by action in the business meeting by procedures approved by the Conference and stated in the policies of the Conference. Ministerial credentials are included in, validated by, and contingent on ministerial membership in Conference.
Removal from membership may occur by voluntary request of a member, by action of the Conference, or by death. Causes for removal by Conference action may include inactivity, incompetency, heresy, and moral violation as discerned by the Conference under the leadership of the Executive Board and according to approved procedures.