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Church Office Employee Policy Manual

Church policies may differ as much as pastors. However, there are many commonalities in the situations that most church office employees face. Those situations elicit questions that require decisions and answers. If the following topics are included and carefully established when creating an employee policy manual, the majority of those inquiries will have the needed answers.

For a sample of a church office employee manual go to www.webedelic.com/church/polmanf.htm

1. Accidents and injury
2. Benefits
   1. Bereavement leave
   2. Bonuses
   3. Education
   4. Holidays
   5. Jury duty
   6. Medical insurance
   7. Medical leave
   8. Military leave
   9. Personal day
   10. Pregnancy leave
   11. Recognition
   12. Sick time
   13. Travel reimbursement
   14. Vacations
3. 3. Conduct
   1. Alcoholic beverage abstention
   2. Christian model/behavioral expectations
   3. Confidentiality
   4. Ethics
   5. Communication boundaries
4. Dress code
5. Extended leave of absence
6. Grievances
7. Hiring and recruitment
8. Office hours and schedule
9. Information systems policies
10. Performance evaluations
11. Remuneration
12. Security (church building, office, equipment)
13. Sexual harassment
14. Staff meetings
15. Termination of employment
16. General policies
17. Statement of understanding

—Shirley J. Good, Springfield, Missouri