First Congregational Church of Georgetown, MA

The Pastoral Relations Committee will:

• Provide an intermediary ministry among the Pastor/Teacher, parish, community, membership, corporate officers, and corporate staff
• Advise, reconcile, negotiate, recommend, and mediate as it deems appropriate
• Establish and maintain its own operating guidelines
• Meet as a committee at least monthly until all members are trained, and thereafter, as needed, but not less than quarterly
• Meet with the Pastor and/or any other Church Member(s), Committee(s), Board(s), or Coordinator(s) as requested, individually or as a committee
• Promote an atmosphere of trust by maintaining strict confidence on all matters brought before individual members and the Committee by conducting ALL meetings in executive session, unless voted otherwise by a 2/3 majority of committee members present, and by releasing or discussing, outside of executive sessions, only such information as is needed and agreed to by the parties involved to conduct negotiations and resolve issues or as may be necessary to comply with the law
• Provide for training of its members
• Present a written report summarizing the previous year’s activities at each Annual Meeting of the Church Membership omitting all confidential or potentially confidential material