Meet Springdale's Staff and Leadership
In Presbyterian churches, it's part of our constitution that leadership is shared between Ministers of Word and Sacrament - also sometimes called Teaching Elders - and a governing body called the Session, which is made of of people who are also ordained, and are called Ruling Elders. Both kinds of Elders make essentially the same professions at their ordinations, and both are considered equal in the eyes and leadership structure of the church. All that differs is the specific areas of ministry and leadership that each type of elder is responsible for.
Another important part of our constitution is that the leadership shall be representational of the congregation itself, and diverse with regard to "race, ethnicity, age, sex, disability, geography, or theological conviction," because as our constitution also states, "there is no place in the life of the Church for discrimination against any person." Here at Springdale, we enthusiastically endorse and abide by these principles.
Another important part of our constitution is that the leadership shall be representational of the congregation itself, and diverse with regard to "race, ethnicity, age, sex, disability, geography, or theological conviction," because as our constitution also states, "there is no place in the life of the Church for discrimination against any person." Here at Springdale, we enthusiastically endorse and abide by these principles.
Staff:
The Session:
Class of 2018:
Class of 2019:
Class of 2020:
Youth Elder (yes, we know that's an odd title):
Lauren Mullin, Ruling Elder
