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| Foreword | |
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| Introduction | |
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| General Principles | |
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| Group Decisions Should Be Made in an Orderly Fashion | |
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| The Majority Rules | |
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| The Minority Must Not Be Suppressed | |
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| Every Member has the Right to Be Heard and to Hear What Other Members Have to Say | |
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| All Members have Equal Rights, Privileges, and Responsibilities | |
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| Members Have the Right to Know What Is Going On | |
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| Where to Find Your Rules | |
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| The Bible | |
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| Corporate Charter | |
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| Bylaws | |
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| Rules of Order | |
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| Standing Rules | |
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| Church Membership Covenant | |
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| Custom | |
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| How Important is Parliamentary Procedure to Your Church Business Meetings? | |
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| Basic Procedure | |
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| A Member Makes the Motion | |
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| Another Member Seconds the Motion | |
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| The Chair States the Question on the Motion | |
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| The Members Debate the Motion | |
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| The Chair Puts the Question to a Vote | |
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| Methods of Voting | |
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| Voice Vote | |
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| Rising Vote | |
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| Show of Hands | |
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| Ballot Vote | |
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| General Consent | |
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| Types of Votes | |
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| Majority Vote | |
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| Two-thirds Vote | |
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| Tie-Vote | |
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| Consensus | |
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| The Chair Announces the Result of the Vote | |
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| Voice Vote | |
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| Rising Majority Vote | |
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| Rising Two-thirds Vote | |
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| Counted Majority Vote | |
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| Counted Two-thirds Vote | |
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| Counted Majority Vote When the Chair Makes or Breaks a Tie | |
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| Counted Two-thirds Vote when the Chair's Vote Affects the Results | |
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| Summary | |
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| Motions | |
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| What Class of Motion Is It? | |
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| Main Motions | |
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| Subsidiary Motions | |
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| Privileged Motions | |
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| Incidental Motions | |
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| Restorative Motions | |
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| What Is the Purpose of the Motion | |
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| What Is the Order of Precedence of the Motion | |
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| Privileged Motions | |
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| Subsidiary Motions | |
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| What Are the Basic Rules Governing the Use of This Motion? | |
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| Purpose, Description and Form for Making Motions | |
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| Postpone Indefinitely | |
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| Amend | |
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| Refer to Committee | |
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| Postpone to a Certain Time | |
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| Limit or Extend Debate | |
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| Previous Question | |
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| Lay on the Table | |
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| Call for the Orders of the Day | |
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| Question of Privilege | |
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| Recess | |
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| Adjourn | |
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| Fix the Time to Which to Adjourn | |
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| Point of Order | |
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| Appeal | |
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| Parliamentary Inquiry | |
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| Request for Information | |
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| Division of the Assembly | |
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| Division of a Question | |
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| Suspend the Rules | |
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| Reconsider | |
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| Rescind or Amend Something Previously Adopted | |
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| Take from the Table | |
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| Summary | |
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| Debate | |
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| How to Give a Parliamentary Speech | |
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| Say Clearly, Concisely, and Immediately Why You Wish to Have the Floor | |
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| Make One Simple, Bold Point to Support Your Position on the Pending Question | |
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| Prove Your Point | |
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| Restate Your Thesis and Call for Action | |
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| Basic Parliamentary Strategy | |
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| What to Do Before the Meeting | |
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| Know the Rules | |
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| Get the Facts | |
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| Write Out Your Motion Ahead of Time | |
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| Have a Respected Seconder for Your Motion and Line up Your Support | |
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| What to Do During the Meeting | |
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| Position Your Motion for Favorable Consideration | |
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| Expose Weaknesses in Your Opponents' Argument by Asking Questions | |
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| Use Parliamentary Inquiries to Be Sure Your Supporters Know How to Vote on Procedural Quesitons Affecting Your Motion | |
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| Speak and Vote Against Indefinite Postponement | |
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| Support Any Amendments That Would Strengthen Your Motion | |
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| Speak and Vote Against Attempts to Delay Action on Your Motion | |
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| Use the Previous Question to Your Advantage | |
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| Use the Motion to Recess to Your Advantage | |
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| Once Adopted, See That Your Motion Is Carried Out Immediately | |
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| Be Sure the Minutes of the Meeting Fully and Accurately Record the Assembly's Action on Your Motion | |
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| If Your Motion Is Lost, Move to Reconsider or Renew It at a Future Meeting | |
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| How to Defeat a Motion | |
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| Speak Against the Motion | |
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| Vote Against the Motion | |
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| Expose Weakness in Arguments Offered by the Motion's Supporters | |
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| Move to Postpone Indefinitely | |
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| Move to Amend the Motion | |
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| Move to Delay Considerations of the Motion | |
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| Use the Previous Question to Your Advantage | |
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| Use the Motion to Recess to Your Advantage | |
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| Move to Adjourn | |
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| Raise a Point of No Quorum If You Doubt the Presence of a Quorum | |
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| If the Motion Passes, Move to Reconsider or to Rescind | |
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| What to Do If You Lose | |
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| Decorum in Debate | |
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| Meetings | |
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| Types of Meetings | |
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| Essential Ingredients of a Meeting | |
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| Previous Notice | |
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| Minimum Officers | |
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| The Chairman | |
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| The Secretary | |
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| Quorum of Members | |
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| Order of Business | |
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| Call to Order | |
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| Reading and Approval of Minutes | |
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| Reports of Officers, Boards, and Standing Committees | |
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| Reports of Special Committees | |
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| Special Orders | |
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| Unfinished Business and General Orders | |
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| New Business | |
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| Adjournment | |
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| Special Orders and Other Exceptions to the Regular Order of Business | |
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| Special Considerations for Business Meetings in Multi-site and Multi-service Churches | |
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| Committees | |
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| What Committees Do | |
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| Standing Committees | |
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| Special Committees | |
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| Boards | |
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| How Committees Work | |
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| Writing Reports | |
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| Presenting Reports | |
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| Acting on Reports | |
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| Discharging a Committee | |
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| Convention Committees | |
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| Bylaws | |
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| Steps in Drafting or Revising Bylaws | |
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| The Assembly Establishes a Committee on Bylaws | |
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| The Committee Discovers What the Assembly Needs | |
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| The Committee Examines the Existing Documents | |
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| The Draft Sub-Committee Writes the Initial Draft | |
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| The Committee Reviews and Revises the Draft | |
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| The Committee Chairman Reports to the Assembly | |
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| The Assembly Considers the Committee's Report and Adopts the Bylaws | |
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| Content of Bylaws | |
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| Name | |
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| Mission (Purpose or Object) | |
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| Members | |
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| Officers | |
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| Meetings | |
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| Board of Directors (Elders, Deacons, Trustees, etc.) | |
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| Committees | |
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| Parliamentary Authority | |
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| Amendment of Bylaws | |
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| Provisions for Resolving Conflict and Administering Church Discipline | |
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| Amending Bylaws | |
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| Tips on Drafting Bylaws and Amendments to Bylaws | |
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| Be Clear | |
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| Keep the Bylaws as Simple as Possible | |
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| Be Consistent | |
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| Use the Present Tense and the Indicative Mood | |
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| Keep Related Items Together | |
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| Summary | |
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| A Prayer for the Home Church of Each Reader Who Picks Up This Book | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Notes | |
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| Relational Commitments from Peacemaker Ministries | |