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Elim Fellowship Network of Affiliated ChurchesAny like minded church that shares our doctrine and mission while also being interested in benefiting from our resources and church network relationships is invited to join the Elim Fellowship Network of Affiliated Churches. The Elim Fellowship Network of Affiliated Churches is not a denomination. We are committed to the local church governing its own affairs. Elim Fellowship affiliation is relational and service oriented not authoritative. The Network is bound together by relationship, shared values and mutual benefit. By joining this network the church would benefit from seminars created to strengthen churches, discounts on other organization’s seminars and materials that would be negotiated, effective traveling ministries that we would recommend, publications that we would provide at a discount or free, and many other services. Joining the Elim Fellowship Network of Affiliated Churches would give the church preferential access to our Church Specialists for counsel. These leaders have decades of experience on the very issues that face every church. Change management, financial stewardship, leadership conflict, building campaigns, church incorporation and church growth are some of the issues on which they can give advice. As a part of the EF Network the church would also have access to mediation services if requested. This kind of service is very helpful in the event of inner church conflict. An EF Network church would also receive preferential help when seeking a new pastor. With preferred access to the resumes of Elim Fellowship ministers and counsel from experienced Church Specialists. The affiliated church would also have a voice in the future of EF in that every affiliated church would be invited and encouraged to send two delegates to participate in Elim Fellowship’s Annual meeting. An EF Network church could also participate in other networks and associations as long as they continued to share the doctrine and mission of Elim Fellowship. An EF Network church would reaffirm its commitment to the doctrine and mission annually. If a church no longer shared a commitment to the doctrine and mission of Elim Fellowship they would no longer be considered a part of the network. The cost to be a part of the Elim Fellowship Network of Affiliated Churches would be $100 per year renewal fee and participation in the Network through regular monthly offering. |




