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HOW WE TEAM

Employee Orientation

Table of Content Welcome - 4 Statement of philosphy, vision and structure - 5 How we team Non-negotiable Love - 6 Relationships of Openness and Honesty - 7 Believing the Best

Accountable Reimbursement Policy Safety and Security

Truth Wrapped in Love Preceded by Grace

Accidents and Accident Reports

Stewardship Not Ownership

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Employee Assistance/Counseling

Safety

Give and It Shall Be Given

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Church Facilities

Always Declare Your Commitment Character Before Gifting

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Employee Services

Employment Basics Classification of Employees Workweek and scheduling Compensation Salary Administration Employee Relations Equal Employment Opportunity Employee Responsibilities Attendance and Tardiness

Benefits Group Insurance Programs Health Care Retirement Holidays Personal Leave Days Vacation Benefits Sick Leave Bereavement Leave Jury Duty Leave

Personal Appearance

Unpaid Leave of Absence

Smoking

Statement of Understanding

Conflict of Interest/Moonlighting Substance Abuse Standards of Conduct and Discipline Conflict Resolutions Selling and Solicitation Employee Separation/Status Change Termination Exit Interviews

WELCOME TO LIVING WATERS

STATEMENT OF PHILOSOPHY AND STRUCTURE

This employee handbook is a summary of policies, procedures and practices related to human resource management at Living Waters Church.

Our aim at Living Waters is to be a family that welcomes and loves everyone who comes through our doors.  We will reach the Rogue Valley by being incarnational and anchored locally in the each city, for the each city, filled with people from our neighborhoods, schools and workplaces.  We will focus our energy, our prayers, and our resources directly into this valley as we invite the Holy Spirit to show us how to love and See this amazing city.

We're glad you are joining the Living Waters Church Staff.

This Employee Handbook is to aid you in understanding your responsibilities as a staff member. Please feel free to ask your immediate supervisor for any clarification.

God is calling us to be a radical community of disciples, centered on the Lordship of Jesus, empowered by the Spirit, built squarely on the fivefold ministry model of Ephesians 4, and organized around mission where everyone of us is considered an empowered agent of the Gospel. We are not creating a “church” we like to attend, but becoming the Church He intended.

This Employee Handbook is intended only to be a source of information and a general statement of church employment policies. It is not a contract of employment. Living Waters may from time to time revise this Employee Handbook.

Living Waters hopes that our employment relationship will be continuing and rewarding for both sides. In order to preserve the greatest freedom of association, however, employment and compensation can be terminated, with or without cause, at the option of either the employee or the church. No church representative has the authority (outside the Church Council and Senior or Administrative Pastor) to enter into any agreement for employment for a specified period of time or make any representation or agreement contrary to at-will employment.

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NON-NEGOTIABLE LOVE

RELATIONSHIPS OF OPENNESS & HONESTY

John 15: 9; Romans 12:10; Colossians 3:12 -17; I Corinthians 13:1 – 13; I Peter 4: 8; Matthew 5: 21-24

Romans 12:9; Ephesians 4:15; Romans 2:1-11; 2 Cor. 4:1,2; Romans 6:12-14; 2 Cor. 7:1,2;1 John 1:5-10

There is nothing we can do to make God love us more and there is nothing we can do that would make Him love us less. His love is based on who He is within himself, not on our performance.

A truly humble person does not fear being exposed. A great weakness in our team could emerge if we refuse to accept that brokenness is a part of all life in the Spirit. His power works best in weak people. Living in loving accountable relationships together enables us to walk in the light with God and give no place to the enemy. Perfectionism is a tool of the enemy to place unachievable standards on ourselves and those around us, thereby trapping others in performance rather than calling them into identity. But self disclosure is vital to that process. A group of people who each know a part of our life and together know it all.

He is consistent and faithful in how He loves us. His love is never on the negotiating table, even when we are walking through times of struggle and growth with Him. How can we be anything less for each other? His love enables us to be true to one another when we have difficulties. Keeping His way of loving in the forefront of our minds in times of complexity helps us to be true to God in the way that we hold on to one another.

To cultivate a team filled with relationships of openness and honesty: • Public and personal integrity through accountable friendships.

• Love means being patient and expressing kindness.

• It is the un-shared areas of our life where Jesus is not Lord.

• Love does not remember slights, hold grudges, or recall bad history.

• Humility and honesty have the same root.

• Love is unselfish and thoughtful.

• Self disclosure is a process involving definition.

• Loving people bear all things well and believe the best of others.

• Defining the problem, defining the solution

• Truly forgiving and releasing is the hallmark of God's love in us.

• Humble people are:

• Love is not easily angered and it doesn’t seek vengeance.

• Small in their own eyes

• Love never fails.

• Honest about their struggles

• Be devoted to one another in brotherly love.

• Open to constructive criticism

• Love is an action not just a word.

• Trust that you are loved, accepted and forgiven, and redeemed.

• Real love allows people to change.

How we team: To begin the process of self disclosure and openness,

How We Team: Regularly take time to think of someone where you have not fully been the loving person the Holy Spirit was expecting you to be in a situation...and be reconciled! Work to upgrade your love with the people around you.

look around and discover that this team can be trusted, over time, with all parts of your life. But, it takes time, and love expressed and received before we can trust ourselves to self disclosure. But openness and honesty are the goal, and building trust is the bridge to get there. If trust has been broken, go quickly to that person so that the “bridge” doesn’t remain washed out.

Value: Non-negotiable love is being the best expression of Christ to others. Putting love first and last in every situation keeps us abiding in the Presence of God. Non-negotiable love can heal and seal every problem that may occur in any relationship, team and situation.

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Value: Relationships of openness and honesty allow us to drop the mask and the image we unconsciously present to the world. In this way we live in conscious freedom and joy before people as we do before God. Accepted in the Beloved, accepted in the Body, accepted by self.

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BELIEVING THE BEST I Cor 13:7,8; Rom 12:10-12; Phi 4:8; Titus 1:15; Col 3: 112-17; Luke 6:31 How we see people is often a mirror image of how we see ourselves. How we accept others is a significant indicator of our own self acceptance in Christ. We believe the best about others because we believe the truth about ourselves in Jesus. Giving others the benefit of the doubt will lessen the doubts we have about ourselves. This enables us to express an incredible depth of love and freedom to people. We are bestowing the gift of acceptance and receiving it afresh in each encounter within our team. • Be patient with your, and others’, defects. • Treat others how you would love to be treated. • Love is the perfect bond of unity. • Be devoted to one another in love and prefer one another in honor.

How We Team: Ask Holy Spirit to enable you to see this team as He does. Think of how you would speak individually and corporately with His new found understanding. Be aware that tense moments in relationships give you special opportunities to practice loving acceptance by believing the best.

• Do not be wise in your own estimation, be humble. • Respect what is right, cover what is wrong in grace. • Practice Philippians 4:8! (Whatever is true, honorable, right…)

Value: It is impossible to grow relationships when living in an atmosphere of disapproval. Believing the best about people is not about ignoring their faults but about recognizing that everyone wants to change and become like Jesus. We are always a work in progress and therefore deserving of mercy, grace and love. Whenever we see Christ in one another, He is Present!

• Relational breakdowns are really opportunities for a breakthrough...cunningly disguised!

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ALWAYS DECLARE YOUR COMMITMENT

TRUTH IN LOVE - PRECEDED BY GRACE

Phil 2:1-4; Col 3:12-17 ; Jude 20,21; Col 2:1-7; Rom 9:1-5; Rom 1:8-15

Eph 4:15,25-27; Heb 4:14-16; Col 3:12-17; John 1:14-17; Luke 6:36-38; James 2:12,13; Matt. 18:15-20

Every situation (good or bad) is an opportunity to express what the Lord has put in our hearts. Relationships are about promises. Word given and word kept. There is no commitment that is not first spoken and meant. In sports terms, declaring your commitment gets you out of the stands and into the game. It makes you a participant not an onlooker. The strength of Paul's declared commitment was full of passion.

God is determined that our relationships be earthed in reality and not fantasy. He is committed to truth and trust, mercy and grace, and loving acceptance. Speaking the truth in love, understanding the weakness of people and enabling them to become confident in God's mercy and grace, are all great tests of our own maturity in the Lord. As we give these things they come back to us, pressed down, shaken together and running over. Mercy triumphs over judgment. Grace and truth come by Jesus Christ.

In every circumstance we must declare our positive intention. In times of tension and difficulty, silence can be wounding. Never assume that people know how much you are for them. Always declare it with thoughtfulness and love.

Always grace before truth. Be merciful, just as God is merciful.

• Be intentional to one another.

Grace humbles us and makes our heart accessible to others.

• Fight FOR people. • Live out who you really are with people.

Humility and compassion are the keys to truth telling.

• Being devoted to people means being committed through good times and bad.

Pardon and you will be pardoned.

• Take time to upgrade your current relationships. No status-quo. Get better.

Truth telling releases people to experience God's grace.

• Express affection and compassion.

individual. Pray about them until compassion fills your heart. Make sure there are no grounds for hypocrisy in you. Think of the truth you need to express. How should you say it? How would you like it spoken to you? Do likewise!

How We Team: Think of an issue you may currently have with an

• Maintain the same love even when people are inconsistent. • Declaring your commitment makes a difference to you as well as others.

Value: Truth is not just about being right, but also about doing right. Truth given without compassion and love may destroy someone's world. This is your opportunity to win someone's heart to a greater love in Christ. When acceptance and truth combine with loving kindness...people are made whole.

How we team: Meditate on the people around you, who mean the most to you. Think about them and what they are facing and declare a commitment to that friendship. A word, a card, a gesture, a gift, a phone call, text, coffee, time...will make a lot of difference to someone and you will feel better about yourself.

Value: Declaring your commitment to others is the best way of understanding and receiving God's commitment to you. The scriptures are God's declaration of commitment to humanity. His whole heart is in His word to us. When you declare your commitment, your heart

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CHARACTER BEFORE GIFTING I Cor 12:4-13:3; I Tim 1:12-17; Luke 18:9-14; Titus 1:15-3:11; Gal 5:22-23; I Tim 4:6-16 Christ in you is our only defense against the enemy, our flesh and our own pride. Listen to the righteous assessment of godly people around you. Accept what they can see about you rather than what you cannot see without listening to others. We all have blind spots, but through trusting relationships, a teachable spirit, we can hear God’s voice through those around us and avoid failure. In those blind spots we struggle to be faithful. This is when we need the love and support of people who are for us and want us to succeed. The best way to change is to fasten your attention upon God and godly people and allow both to speak into your life. Do not be overly sensitive to criticism, nor inflated by praise. Instead recognize your brokenness, acknowledge your gifts and refuse to take yourself too seriously. Humble yourself and God will exalt you. Pay attention to your character flaws ...the enemy does! Gifts are for the common good, so is your character. Membership of the Body depends upon your Christ likeness not your spiritual gifting. You will destroy with your attitude and character what God has built with your gift. Discipline yourself in godliness ...the best form of control is self-control.

How We Team: Look for places where you elevate or devalue others based on their gifting while overlooking their heart and character. Pour into seeing people grow in gifting, anointing, AND character! Who people are is more important than what they can do.

Value: Not valuing character will diminish your gift. When your progress in godliness is visible, your trustworthiness will increase and your anointing will expand.

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GIVE AND IT SHALL BE GIVEN

STEWARDSHIP NOT OWNERSHIP

I Thess 5:18; 2 Peter 1:2-15; Eph 3:14-21; 2 Cor 9:6-15; I Peter 4:9; Romans 12:13; Luke 6:30-38; Acts 20:32-35

I Peter 4:10,11; Romans 15:1-7; I Cor 10:24,33; Phil 2:1-18; 2 Cor 12:14-18; Luke 16:10-13; I Cor 4:2

Giving is not just about finances or ministry. It is also about bestowing life, love and laughter into the lives of others. It is about having a generous nature with all that God has given us.

Stewardship is a lifestyle. It is not just about ministry. Our life and the way we choose to live it is our reasonable worship and service to the Lord. We must recapture a sense of stewardship for our relationships: family and friends; our time; conversations; our job and our place in the body of Christ.

Whatever God gives must be multiplied in us. God does not intend lack or reduction, so your willingness to sow is a major clue to your ability to receive. His generosity, graciousness and extravagance teaches us to pray with outrageous confidence. He has a capacity to release beyond our ability to conceive or request. There is usually a subtle and elegant test that surrounds our giving to the Lord. He will make a request for increase just as our resources (human and financial) are dwindling and we are feeling the pinch. Faithfulness is critical to the lifestyle of generosity that God has called us to walk with Him. • God is your provision, not your resource. • Give "such as you have" ...love, peace, friendship... • The spirit behind your giving means more to God than the gift you release. • It is better to give than to receive. • You cannot plant & harvest on the same day, so always plan your giving in advance of your need.

Many Christians give God a part (tithe) of their lives in church attendance (meetings), but are fully in control of the rest of their time themselves. We own our lives rather than living them in extended stewardship above the Christian norm. Jesus must be Lord over everything and every part of our life must feel His redemptive and loving touch. He is a faithful steward over our lives and it is fitting that our stewardship towards Him be just as intentional. • Fix your heart and mind on stewardship. • Be a steward of the manifold grace of God. Our stewardship is always for the benefit of others. • Ownership causes strife, stewardship produces rest and peace. • Even Jesus did not please Himself. • Glorifying God is a steward's main motivation. • He who is faithful in small things will be trusted with much. • How We Team

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How We Team: Whatever you need, be the first to give it!

• Imagine that you have left this team and moved on. What would you want the main remembrance of you to say? Identifying these main points will give you something definite to aim for as you become as intentional as the Father.

Value: If God can pass it through you, He will give it to you.

Value: Stewardship is the intentional pursuit of God to involve Him in everything. It is the

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CLASSIFICATION OF EMPLOYEES

WORKWEEK AND SCHEDULING

Your wages, benefits and job duties are affected, in part, by your classification and your job title. The following are a few of the classifications that are used through this Handbook.

For payroll and accounting purposes, the workweek begins at 12:01 AM Sunday and ends at midnight the following Saturday. Our normal business hours are 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM Monday through Thursday. The normal workday for a full time employee is six hours plus an unpaid meal period of 60 minutes.

Regular Employee: All staff who have successfully completed an initial six-month trial period of employment. Temporary Employee: An employee who is hired with the expectation they will be employed for a finite period of time, or on an intermittent or as needed basis, or to complete a specific project. Full time Employee: All staff who are hired to work a predetermined schedule of at least 40 hours per week. 4. Part-time Employee: An employee who is hired to work a predetermined schedule of less than 30 hours per week. Exempt Employee: An employee who is paid a fixed salary on a weekly, monthly, or annual basis rather than an hourly wage and meets the criteria for exclusion from the wage and hour laws (e.g. managerial, administrative, professional). An exempt employee does not receive overtime for hours worked over 40 hours per week. Nonexempt Employee: An employee who is included in the minimum wage, overtime, and time provisions of the wage hour laws. Such employees are eligible for overtime at the rate of one and one-half times the regular rate of pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 hours in the work week or more than 8 hours in a one calendar day. 16

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Hours of employment are established according to assignment or job description, and are under the direction of your Department Supervisor and the Senior Pastor.

COMPENSATION Salary Administration: When you begin work, you are told your hourly rate of pay, or monthly salary. That rate is based on an assessment of your position, training, and experience. Increases in your salary will depend on a review of your job performance and the finances of the church. Pay Periods and Pay Days: Pay Days occur on the 15th, and 30th or 31st of each month. On that day, you are paid for the pay period just completed. Payroll Deductions: Law requires the following deductions from your paychecks: FICA (unless ordained or licensed minister), and Federal income tax. Any other deductions may require written authorization. Examples of such deductions include deductions for your portion of any insurance premiums, or wage assignments to creditors or the IRS.

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Personal Appearance: Employees with a

EMPLOYEE RELATIONS

neat, clean appearance are important to our ministry, especially when those employees are meeting with the public or doing public ministry. The way you look is the image the public has for Living Waters. Employees are expected to wear clothing appropriate to their job, public ministry, and church function.

Equal Employment Opportunity Living Waters believes that every employee has the right to work in surroundings that are open, honest and trustworthy. It is Living Waters policy to hire, promote, terminate and make all other employment-related decisions based on a persons abilities and talent.

Smoking of any kind is prohibited inside all Living Waters buildings.

Employment by Living Waters requires that each employee attend Living Waters worship services regularly, and believe and adhere to the tenets of faith of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel.

Conflict of Interest / Moonlighting: All Living Waters employees should avoid situations that might cause their interests to conflict with the Church or might compromise or lead someone in or out of the church to question their integrity and reputation. Care should be taken not to use your position at the Church or allow your position at the Church to be used by others for personal benefit through an investment, association, or business relationship that interferes with your ability to exercise independent judgment on behalf of the Church or your personal walk with the Lord.

EMPLOYEE RESPONSIBILITIES Attendance and Tardiness Regular attendance is essential to the smooth operation of our Church and shows respect for your fellow employees who must do your job in your absence. It is necessary for you to report to work regularly and on time. If you will be unable to report to work, or will be late, you must let your supervisor know as soon as you know you will be absent or tardy, and always before your scheduled starting time. If your supervisor is unavailable, then talk to the Associate or Administrative Pastor. If your absence or tardiness is due to an emergency, you must call in, or have someone call in for you, as soon as possible. Attendance or tardiness problems as well as failure to call in, may result in discipline, up to and including discharge. Any employees who fail to report for work or call in for two days in a row will be deemed to have abandoned their job and may be terminated. Although the Church realizes that on occasion everyone misses work for valid reasons, even legitimate absences or tardiness may be cause for discipline or discharge if, in the opinion of management, the absence or tardiness is excessive and adversely affects your ability to properly perform your job. 18

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Substance Abuse: Living Waters regards the misuse of drugs, alcohol, or other substances of abuse by employees as an unacceptable practice that results in poor health, unacceptable work performance and inhibits one's walk with the Lord and spiritual growth. Accordingly, employees appearing to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol during work hours or on Church premises may be asked to submit to appropriate testing to confirm or rule out the presence of such drugs or alcohol. Refusal to permit such tests will be grounds for immediate termination. The church encourages employees with drug or alcohol problems to come forward and seek help. If you have a drug or alcohol problem, and discuss it with your Department Supervisor or the Senior Pastor before it affects your performance or is discovered by the staff or Senior Pastor. We will refer you to a treatment program and work, pray and counsel with you. EMPLOYEE HANDBOOK

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STANDARDS OF CONFLICT AND DISCPLINE Living Waters is involved in relationship building among people with the purpose of bringing them into a relationship with Jesus Christ and helping them develop into all God has planned for them. Many people and organizations rely on the quality and reliability of your judgment, discernment and actions; thus all employees are expected to exemplify Christian ethics and conduct, to provide excellent and reliable performance and have a continuous prayer life and devotional time daily. Any failure to meet this high standard is a ground for concern, discipline, or possible discharge. Living Waters adheres to the concept of progressive discipline. This means that the Church will take appropriate action based on the seriousness of the situation requiring disciplinary action. Discipline less severe than termination may take the form of a verbal warning, a written warning, and a performance appraisal indicating substandard performance in one or more areas, probation or suspension. The option chosen by management depends on the seriousness of the infraction. There are certain kinds of actions that cannot be permitted to occur because of their unfair impact on co-workers, the community, and the congregation or because they conflict with the beliefs of Foursquare. The following actions may be grounds for immediate termination of employment: • Failure or refusal to carry out the job assignments and management requests; • Unauthorized release of church information; • Verbal abuse while on church premises; • Falsification of any work, personnel or other Church records;

COMPLAINT RESOLUTION It is our intent to try to do what is fair and reasonable in our day-to-day relations with our employees. Therefore, you are urged to bring any problems or concerns about any term or condition of employment to the Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor, Administrative Pastor, or your Department Supervisor in order to provide us an opportunity to review and resolve the situation.

• Unauthorized taking of Church funds or property or unauthorized charges against a church account;

The feelings and concerns of each employee at Living Waters are important to us. We believe that our employees are our strength through Jesus Christ and we feel that your needs and concerns must be addressed. We realize that not all people will feel comfortable with presenting their grievances to management, but you are urged to do so. You will not be retaliated against in any way for bringing your complaints to management. If we all take the time to raise questions and work together to reach solutions, our workplace will continue to improve.

• Being under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance while at work

This complaint resolutions procedure is available to employees with sexual harassment concerns or complaints. However, employees should feel free to bring sexual harassment complaints directly to the Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor, Administrative Pastor, the Divisional Superintendent for the Southwest Division, or the District Supervisor for investigation or resolution.

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• Removal of Church property without permission

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• Dishonesty; • Unrepentant and unbiblical lifestyle;

• Deliberate damage to Church property; • Fighting or threatening to fight with another employee; • Participation in a business directly conflicting with the Church declaration of faith; • Serious misconduct of any kind; • Sexual harassment or abuse.

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EMPLOYEE SEPARATION/STATUS CHANGE

Accountable Reimbursement Policy

Termination

The Living Waters Financial Council has ratified the following "accountable reimbursement" plan pursuant to IRS regulations 1.162-17 and 1.274-5(e). An accountable reimbursement plan is a system of allowances and cash advancements to cover the cost of ministry related expenses incurred by Living Waters staff members.

In order to preserve the Church, it is understood that the employment relationship can be terminated, with or without cause, at any time by either party. No Church representative has any authority to enter into any agreement to the contrary. Employees who have resigned their employment or Pastoral duties with proper notice or are laid off are eligible for rehire based on the same terms and conditions as other applicants. • Voluntary Resignation. If you voluntarily terminate your employment, please give at least two to four weeks notice to the Senior Pastor, Associate Pastor, or Administrative Pastor, stating the reason for the resignation. Employees not giving proper notice are considered ineligible for rehire. • Involuntary Termination. If, for any reason, your employment is terminated by Living Waters, you may file a complaint under the Complaint Resolution Procedure if you believe it is warranted, but you must do so within three working days of receiving notice of the termination.

Exit Interviews Living Waters will attempt to conduct an exit interview with all terminated employees or pastors. The purposes of this interview include ensuring the return of all Church property; reviewing financial arrangements, including the amount of the final paycheck, accrued vacation, etc.; reviewing the reasons for the termination, layoff or resignation; and obtaining the employee’s input and suggestions for improvement in the Church. Terminated employees will be informed of any rights to continued benefits coverage at this time. Employees terminated involuntarily will be paid all wages and the cash equivalent of all accrued vacation time on the last day of employment.

EMPLOYEE SERVICES Employee Assistance/Counseling Sometimes problems inside or outside of work can affect your performance on the job. When that happens, we want to understand your situation and lend a hand. The Senior Leader, Associate Pastor or Administrative Pastor can refer you or, if appropriate, your family to an agency or other resource in the area best suited to offer you confidential, professional counseling, in addition to praying with you and giving you pastoral counsel.

Ministry employees report all expenses directly to Living Waters, which gives the church an accurate picture of the actual costs of conducting ministry "business". Because employees report expenses to the church instead of deducting him or her on form 1040 Schedule A, this method of accounting simplifies the preparation of each employee’s annual tax return. In addition there are certain limitations placed on the deductibility of employee business expenses by the IRS, and this accountable plan limits the negative tax consequences of those limitations to church employees. Each staff person (paid or volunteer) will be reimbursed only for those expenses that are substantiated within 60 days. Expense verification must include the amount, date, place of transaction (in the form of a receipt or other reliable written record), and ministry purpose of the expense. The information provided by the employee must be sufficient to enable the Administrative Pastor to identify the specific nature of each reimbursed expense and to conclude that the expense is attributable to church-related activities. In the event that a "cash advancement" is made for an expense, funds in excess of substantiated expenses must be returned to the Administrative Pastor within 30 days. Under the Living Waters account reimbursement plan the following expenses are considered reimbursable: Ministry supplies and equipment: During the course of their employment, some Living Waters staffers make purchases of supplies and equipment for ministry use with their own funds from within their ministry budgets. These ministry-related expenses will be reimbursed when a request is made on a Living Waters purchase order form or check request form. Transportation: Transportation expenses include all expenses associated with local transportation for business purposes (excluding commuting). Continuing Education: Education expenses made to allow a Living Waters staff member to maintain or improve the skills required to complete his/her work are reimbursable to that staff person with your Department Supervisor's prior approval. These expenses include, but are not limited to, the purchase of books and periodicals, and subscriptions to journals related to the staffers field of ministry. Attending college level courses, conventions, conferences, and seminars is important to maintaining the professional skills of certain staff members, and related expenses are included as part of continuing education as defined within the budget. If attending such events involves travel, travel expenses such as transportation fares, destination ground transportation, and meals and lodging including tips, is fully reimbursable assuming proper expense documentation is made. Travel: Necessary travel expenses will be reimbursed Living Waters staff members while traveling away from home on church related business. Travel expenses include transportation fares, ground transportation fees, meals and lodging (including tips), and telephone expenses.

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EXPENSE AND REIMBURSMENT PROCESS

SAFETY AND SECURITY

Credit Card Process

When using a credit card through Living Waters, you are required to turn in all of your receipts on a Safety monthly basis. We use an online system to process these receipts, called Expensify. By the 10th of every month, allyour yourhelp receipts from the prior month need to be into Expensify. intothe Expensify We need in our efforts to ensure the safety of entered our employees. Please Enter observe special Confidential Information the copy of the receipt, correct dollar amount (including if used), dateat ofall thetimes: purchase, category safety rules of your workthe area as well as the following generaltip rules of safety for which account is being charged and then sent in on a report to our administration team. Fromany time to time, employees Living to Waters Church may cometointo with confidential Report injury, safety hazard, orof damage property immediately yourcontact Department Supervisor. information, including but not limited to information about Living Waters Church’s members, Reimbursements Any injury or incident where a discharge of body fluids occurs (except routine nursery occurrences) suppliers, finances and business plans. Employees are required to keep any such matters that may should prompt a written report with follow up investigation. be disclosed to them or by them confidential. When you or someone onlearned your team needs a reimbursement, a copy of the receipt gets sent to • Keep your individual work area clean and orderly. Untidiness and clutter invite accidents. [email protected]. In the email, specify who the reimbursement is for, the amount of anyand such confidential through with proceeding. Living Waters • Know and follow the safety rules established for obtained yourfor job. When in employment doubt, ask before the Furthermore, reimbursement what account isinformation, being charged that purchase. The reimbursement will be Church, must not be used by an employee for personal gain or to further an outside enterprise. completed the following Monday after you proper have emailed • Store allby materials and equipment in their areas. it in. • Bring Check potential safety hazards to the attention of your supervisor when you find them. Church Needed

Credit Card Process When using a credit card through Living Waters, you are required to turn in all of your receipts on a monthly basis. We use an online system to process these receipts, called Expensify. By the 10th of every month, all your receipts from the prior month need to be entered into Expensify. Enter into Expensify the copy of the receipt, the correct dollar amount (including tip if used), date of the purchase, category for which account is being charged and then sent in on a report to our administration team.

• Never run or engage in horseplay on Church property. If you or your team needs a check to be written by the church for a specific purchase, email to admin@ livingwatersmedford.org who thelift check needs to with be written to, the dollar amount and what account • If you must lift heavy objects, properly and the appropriate number of persons. is being charged for that purchase. The check will be written by the following Monday after you have emailed it in, so please prepare this ahead of time. Security Church personnel on duty should make every effort to be aware of strangers on the Church premises. Anyone who notices unfamiliar or unauthorized persons on Church premises should contact the Facility Contact Kim Butcher for more in depth explanation Manager in charge.

Accidents and Accident Reports

Reimbursements When you or someone on your team needs a reimbursement, a copy of the receipt gets sent to [email protected]. In the email, specify who the reimbursement is for, the amount of the reimbursement and what account is being charged for that purchase. The reimbursement will be completed by the following Monday after you have emailed it in.

Church Check Needed If you or your team needs a check to be written by the church for a specific purchase, email to admin@ livingwatersmedford.org who the check needs to be written to, the dollar amount and what account is being charged for that purchase. The check will be written by the following Monday after you have emailed it in, so please prepare this ahead of time.

As an employee of Living Waters, you are insured by the Church with an insurance program that is designed to protect you against medical cost incurred from work related accidents or injuries and for work time lost as a result of such accidents or injuries. The Church pays the premium cost of this coverage. Additional information about this program is available from the Administrative Pastor.

IT Information Storage and Security

If you should sustain an injury or suspected injury while engaged in work related activity, you are required to notify your Department Supervisor and/or Administrative Pastor immediately. Your supervisor will Any storage devices (CD’s, USB’s, Floppy Discs) used by employees at Living Waters Church, located at then evaluate your injury or suspected injury and assist you in securing appropriate medical assistance. Living Waters Church’s address, acknowledge that these devices and their contents are the property of Living Waters Church. Furthermore, it should be understood by employees, that company As soon as practically possible, but in no case later than 24 hours following your injury or suspected equipment should be used for company business only during normal working hours. Downloading injury, you are required to complete an accident report documenting the circumstances surrounding of personal materials on company equipment can be harmful to said equipment and should not be the incident. You may obtain this report form from the Administrative Pastor. This report will permit us done. to better assist you in obtaining workers compensation insurance benefits should you qualify for such benefits.

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BENEFITS Holidays Living Waters observes the following days as paid holidays when the fall during a regular workweek:: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, President's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving , Christmas Eve Day, Christmas Day,New Year’s Day. If any holiday falls on a Saturday, the preceding Friday will be recognized as the holiday. If any holiday falls on a Sunday, the following Monday will be recognized as the holiday. If a scheduled day off is on any of these days the following day will be considered the holiday.

Personal Leave Days Each full-time employee is given five Personal Leave Days for each calendar year. These days can be used for any personal reason. Two of these days can be used for a weekend per year. Prior notice and approval must be obtained from your supervisor before taking these days. They are not accumulated and are lost each year if not used. Personal Leave Days cannot be used over Christmas or Easter weekends and are not intended to be vacation.

Retirement Contributions are made as follows: For full-time salaried pastoral staff a percentage of our Extension Tithe and Missions giving is given back to the local church as the corporation’s contribution to our 403b Retirement Plan. The second part of the plan would include those in section one above along with non-pastoral staff persons who work a minimum of 30 hours a week and have completed 6 months of service. The percentage Living Waters will contribute under this second section of the retirement plan each month to qualified persons is: 6 months through year 4:

4%

Year 5 through year 9:

5%

Year 10 to retirement:

6%

Vacation Benefits (10) Ten days after one (1) year (15) Fifteen days after two (2) years (20) Twenty days after five (5) years (30) Thirty days after fifteen (15) years

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Pastoral Staff who have worked within Foursquare prior to coming to Living Waters will transfer their time in service within Foursquare towards their vacation benefits. Since yearly vacation is to be used within the calendar year we have a "use it or lose it" vacation policy. Vacation is used to keep us fresh and whole. A week of vacation is understood to include one Sunday.A workweek begins on Sunday and ends on Thursday.

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Sick Leave If you miss work because of an illness or for another valid reason, you may be allowed to take sick leave to cover payment for lost work hours. Absence of more than three days due to illness must be confirmed by a doctor's certificate at the time you return to work, or earlier, upon request. A doctor's certificate for an illness of less than three days may be required at the Church's option. Your accumulated reserve of sick leave may be used for the following situations only:

Personal illness; Illness or injury of a minor child that requires treatment or supervision Temporary medical disability, (e.g. associated with pregnancy or childbirth).

Bereavement Leave In the case of a death in your immediate family, you may receive up to five (5) working days of paid leave. This time off is intended to be used to attend memorial services as well as to attend to associated family matters. Immediate family includes your parents, grandparents, siblings, spouse, children and grandchildren.

Jury Duty Leave: Serving on a jury is a fundamental responsibility of citizenship and, unless business necessity requires it, the Church will not ask you to be excused from or postpone jury duty. If you are serving on a jury, you will be paid the difference between your regular earnings and the amount received for jury duty (excluding travel allowances) up to a maximum of fifteen days. You are expected to work your regular work schedule on days when court is not in session, and work the remaining part of your scheduled shift if you are excused from court for four hours or longer. In order to be entitled to jury duty leave pay, please present to the Administrative Pastor within one week of receipt, a letter or check stub from the court clerk showing evidence of jury duty pay and time served.

You begin to earn sick leave at the completion of your orientation. Full time employees shall accrue sick leave benefits at the rate of 8 hours for each calendar month of continuous employment. Part-time employees shall not accrue sick leave benefits. Employees do not earn sick leave benefits during a leave without pay. Unused sick leave hours are carried over from year to year not to exceed 8 weeks. Unused sick leave benefits are not paid for upon termination of employment. This sick leave policy complies with the federal Family Leave Act of 1994, which allows employees extended unpaid leave in certain situations.

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Unpaid Leave of Absence

STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING

A leave of absence is a privilege the Church may extend to qualified employees for specific periods of time under certain circumstances. It allows you to take time off from work for medical or personal reasons. This leave is without pay.

I certify that I have received, read and understand the Living Waters Employee Handbook. I also understand that the statements contained in the Employee Handbook are not a contract and that my employment with Living Waters is at-will. I also understand the Employee Handbook may be changed by the Church at any time, and that this Handbook supersedes any and all prior Handbooks or verbal stated policies issued by Living Waters, a Church of the International Church of the Foursquare Gospel, a California Corporation. I have also read the Foursquare Creedal Statement and am in agreement with this document.

A leave of absence must be requested in writing, submitted to, and approved by the Senior Pastor as soon as the need for such leave is known. No benefits, such as vacation or sick leave, are accrued while on leave. Group insurance coverage may be extended. If you desire to continue your group coverage you must make arrangements to prepay your individual premium each month. Such arrangements should be taken care of before beginning the unpaid leave of absence, but in no case later than 30 days after the end of the month in which the leave began.

Signed and dated (Employee) __________________________________ Signed and dated (Interviewing Pastor) ____________________________________

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Living Waters Church Medford Campus 360 East Jackson Street Medford, Oregon 97504 Phone 541-772-9502 www.lwmedford.org Ashland Campus 599 East Main Ashland, OR 97520

Email [email protected] Website www.livingwatersmedford.org