Trustee Ministry
Church trustees work as members of a Trustee Board. Trustees are responsible for overseeing the care, maintenance and repair of church property. Trustees monitor the finances of the church, approving expenses and payments. This necessitates having the trustees’ names on the church's bank account. Trustees must keep written reports of church financial activities and make these reports available to the congregation. The church treasurer may assist trustees in formulating financial reports.
Trustees must be knowledgeable about all insurance needs of the church and ensure that insurance policies provide adequate coverage. The Trustee Board also addresses the church’s long-term needs and goals, and plans accordingly, managing church resources and property to meet specified needs and to accomplish stated goals.
Baptist church trustees work closely with the pastor to manage the financial affairs of the church, guided by the constitution of the ministry and the law. A prospective trustee should show genuine interest in ministry through an attitude of servanthood and skills in administration, giving and evangelism.
A trustee must demonstrate a stable life with evidence of prior effective ministry leadership in the areas of stewardship of assets, active and growing discipleship, the ability to preside over meetings and delegation of responsibility.
Members of the trustee board must account for time and money spent in church activities. A trustee creates sustainable ways to run church ministries such as youth programs and ensures the church can meet its financial obligations, goals and objectives to fulfill the spiritual demands of the congregation and the greater society.
The job of church trustee is typically a volunteer position.
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