Click the link below for the Heartland policy for clergy vacation, continuing ed, and renewal leave.
We desire for every church in the Heartland to value children, youth, and vulnerable adults and ensure their proper care and safety. Every local church, pastor, and leaders are required to undergo a background check and ministry safe trainings. Click below for the Heartland policy on this.
Click the link below to see the recommended minimum salary for full-time clergy in the Heartland as approved by Annual Conference.
Click the link below to view the working policy and process the Cabinet seeks to follow when making a new appointment in the Heartland.
Per the Book of Doctrines and Discipline, all inactive clergy are required to hold professional liability insurance with the Heartland Annual Conference, Inc. on the policy as additional insured. Click the link below for the official policy and requirements for this insurance.
Inactive Clergy Insurance Requirements
Inactive clergy can submit proof of your insurance here once you have obtained it.
A church plant is a new congregation that operates under the support and guidance of sponsoring churches, mentors, and the conference’s planting systems. Church plants are in a developmental stage, dependent on external resources for guidance, training, and funding. As a church plant matures, it moves toward becoming a fully recognized, chartered local church. This transition signifies that the congregation has reached a level of self-sufficiency and stability, no longer requiring the same level of external support. A chartered church is considered fully autonomous, with the ability to stand on its own, participate in connectional funding, and take full responsibility for its own ministry and mission.
The movement from church plant status to chartered church is not about membership status but represents the maturation of the congregation from infancy to a fully established church. It is an intentional step toward becoming a self-sustaining body of believers capable of fulfilling its mission and vision, including responsibility for financial contributions and connectional support.