Who are Church Personnel?
According to the Episcopal Church and our Diocesan Policies, this is the working definition of "Church Personnel," when they are functioning in their respective roles for the church: Rector: including priest in charge, interim, senior warden if the parish is without a priest, or by the adult program leader in the event of a Diocesan or other sponsored activity. All clergy: whether stipendiary, non-stipendiary, or otherwise who are engaged in ministry or service to the church All paid personnel: whether employed in areas of ministry or other kinds of services by the diocese, its congregations, schools or other agencies Workers who contract their services to the diocese, its congregations, schools or other agencies Volunteers, including any person who enters into or offers him or herself for a church related service, or who actually assists with or performs a service, whether or not they have been selected or assigned to do so. Volunteers include members of advisory boards, vestries, Bishop’s Committees, and boards of directors. Some specific examples • All church school or Sunday school staff • Children’s or youth choir directors • Organists who work with children or youth • Lay youth ministers • Volunteer youth directors • All who work or assist in the nursery, whether teen or adult • All staff, whether volunteer or paid, at church camps • Adults who participate in overnight activities with children or youth |
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