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A timeline-based planning checklist for Mayflower Church events. Each phase ends with a turn-in to the church office along with the event planning worksheet. 6 to 12 Months Prior to the Event Hold a planning meeting with all essential team members — interact...

MAYFLOWER CHURCH Kingston, Massachusetts Incorporated 1917 Employee Handbook Effective Date: May 30, 2026 Approved by the Servants Council: May 30, 2026 Welcome Welcome to the staff of Mayflower Church. Whether you serve in a pastoral, ministry, or administrat...

Note (April 2026): Earlier drafts referenced a "Ministry Coach" role that was not approved. References have been removed. At Mayflower, ministry teams work with the board (elders, deacons, or trustees) that oversees their team or group; that board is the team ...

MAYFLOWER CHURCH Performance Evaluation Framework Streamline System 11 — Draft for Elder Board Review April 2026 Purpose This framework establishes how Mayflower Church evaluates the people who serve under its name — paid staff, office bearers, and volunteers ...

MAYFLOWER CHURCHOffice Bearer Annual ReaffirmationFor Elders, Deacons, and TrusteesIntroductionA theology of officeAt Mayflower, those set apart as Elders, Deacons, and Trustees are not holding jobs. They are occupying offices — given by Christ to His church f...

MAYFLOWER CHURCHSenior Pastor Pastoral ReviewAnnual Review — Elder-Led, Multi-SourceReview YearReview PeriodSenior PastorElder Board Chair (this cycle)Review Meeting DatePart A — IntroductionPurposeThis review exists to shepherd the shepherd. It is the Elder B...

MAYFLOWER CHURCHStaff Joy-at-Work ReviewAnnual Review — Supervisor-Led, DevelopmentalStaff MemberPositionSupervisorReview Year / PeriodDate of Review ConversationIntroductionMayflower Church's staff reviews are anchored in the conviction that work is a gift fr...

Note (April 2026): Earlier drafts referenced a "Ministry Coach" role that was not approved. References have been removed. At Mayflower, ministry teams work with the board (elders, deacons, or trustees) that oversees their team or group; that board is the team ...

Adopted by the Servants Council on May 30, 2026. MAYFLOWER CHURCH — TWO-PAGE PLAN Page 1: Who We Are • Page 2: What We Do PURPOSE Our deep sense of why. Eternal. Rooted in Scripture. No end date.   To glorify God by knowing Jesus Christ deeply and making Him k...

Mayflower Church Program Evaluation Framework A Simple, Relational, and Repeatable Process Purpose This framework provides a simple and relational approach to program evaluation that aligns with values-based leadership principles. Drawing from Dennis Bakke's p...

Mayflower Church Program Evaluation Form Checkup Loop Conversation Guide Program Information Program Name:   Ministry Leader(s):   Elder(s) Present:   Date of Evaluation:   Evaluation Period: (e.g., Q1 2026, Fall 2025, Annual 2025)   Phase 3: Evaluation Using ...

Standing rules govern the administration of the business of the Church without altering the Constitution or By-Laws. They are adopted by majority vote of the Congregation (Robert’s Rules of Order Newly Revised §2:23, §35:1) and are recorded here for reference....

Adopted: Original July 16, 1917; current version dated July 26, 2026. The Church being incorporated, the original of these Articles was adopted on July 16, 1917.

Adopted: October 8, 2023; current version dated July 26, 2026. These By-laws, adopted October 8, 2023, supersede previous By-laws and any and all amendments thereto.

The name of this organization is “The Mayflower Church of Kingston, Massachusetts,” (the Church) a Corporation under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The purpose of the organization is to glorify God and spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ both at home and abroad through the ministry of the Word of God, to promote Christian fellowship and spiritual growth and to provide and maintain a place of worship. Consis...

We believe the Bible, consisting of the Old and New Testaments, to be the only inspired, inerrant, infallible, authoritative Word of God, written. We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit. We believe in...

The following Confessional Statement is the Baptist Faith and Message 2000, as amended June 14, 2023 by the Southern Baptist Convention (the currently in-force edition), adopted by Mayflower Church on July 26, 2026 as the Confessional Statement of the Church a...