Board of Trustees Application

By submitting this application, you are asking to be considered to serve on the Baptist State Convention of Michigan Board of Trustees. Your application will be presented to the Board of Trustees at its next scheduled meeting. You will be notified of the decision of the Board within 10 days of the meeting.

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The term of service for trustee members will be three years. Trustees are eligible for two successive terms.​ The Board generally meets three times a year (January, April, September) at the BSCM Office, 41100 Plymouth Rd, Bldg.1, Suite 315, Plymouth, MI 48170. Mileage reimbursement to and from the meetings will be given upon request.  

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Trustees must have been a member of a cooperating church, as defined by our bylaws , for at least one year. BSCM Bylaws approved on November 3, 2023 state:

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1. A church shall be considered a cooperating church when it:

a. Supports the vision, mission, and doctrinal statement of the Convention,

b. has a faith or practice that is consistent with & not contrary to the current adopted doctrinal statement   of the Convention,

c. has completed a credentialing process:

i. preferably through a local association, or

ii. through the Credentials Committee if no associational process is completed,  

d. has submitted an Annual Church Profile within the preceding eighteen (18) months, and

e. has contributed financially through the Convention to the Cooperative Program within the preceding eighteen (18) months

 

No person, or their spouse, who is an employee of the Convention, or any other Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) entity, will be eligible to become a Trustee (an employee is defined as any person who receives a W-2 from the Convention or any SBC entity).

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Please fill out the application below. 

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For questions or more information, please contact Jamie Lynn at (810) 714-1907 or jamie@bscm.org.