Church Leadership Structure
For many years, the structure of Big Springs resembled many twentieth-century organizations: many committees, elected positions, and constitutional regulations. In recent years, though, two concerns rose to the surface. First, we didn't have the manpower to fulfill all these roles. And second, even if could fill all those slots, there was no real way for the church to pull together in a direction. Our current organizational structure looked like a horizontal line: no one is responsible to anyone else, so no one knows exactly how to make an idea happen.
So we're trying something: making that horizontal line vertical. Basically:
• The Congregation elects the overseers and approves the budget.
• The Overseers set goals with the pastor, supervise the pastor, and appoint the officers of the church (Treasurer, Clerk, etc.)
• The Pastor oversees the ministries, recruiting and equipping ministry leaders to help lead them.
• The Ministry Leadership Team works with the pastor to engage the congregation in meeting our mission and goals.
While necessary constitutional changes have already been proposed (subject to vote in summer 2025), our overseers are working through remaining structural questions. Our goal is to equip the ministry and ministers of Big Springs with clear expectations, attentive oversight, and authority that matches responsibility. We hope to motivate and equip the people of Big Springs to do their best, most important work: follow Jesus, love the Bible, serve their neighbors, and make disciples.
What do we need? Prayer and encouragement! This is a big change for a church that has been doing things the same way for generations. We ask God for small wins, for discernment, and for encouraging signs of His favor over our beloved church.