Constitution
The Korean-American Christian Fellowship Constitution
We, as a part of the body of Christ, profess our faith in Jesus Christ. As the Korean-American Christian Fellowship (K.C.F) we are unified by the will of God for the purpose of worshipping and praising Him, in whom we have eternal likeness; in encouraging spiritual growth through fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ; and in executing Christ’s Great Commission by witnessing to non-believers.
Article I: Appellation & Purpose
SECTION 1. NAME
The name of this organization shall be called the Korean- American Christian Fellowship with the initials K.C.F.
SECTION 2. PURPOSE
To meet as an organization to:
A. Profess our faith in Jesus Christ
B. Worship and praise our Lord Jesus Christ in whom we have eternal life.
C. Encourage other members-brothers and sisters through fellowship.
D. Execute Christ’s Great Commission by spreading the Good News to non-believers.
Article II: Membership
An individual will attain an active membership status by attending at minimum, three-fourths of the meetings of the current semester and the previous semester, when it applies.
Article Ill: Executive Board
A. The Executive Board is comprised of the President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, the
Small Group Coordinator, the Committee Head Coordinator, and the Praise Team
Representative. The duties of each officer are as follows:
1. President:
a. Leads all meetings of the K.C.F executive board.
b. Oversees all activities and functions and delegates responsibility to
each executive board member.
c. Only votes as a tie-breaker during executive meetings.
d. Oversees general activities of the Fellowship.
2. Secretary:
a. Is the liaison with Campus Activities (room and table reservations in the Union).
b. Acts as the representative during Inter-fellowship meetings held with other Christian organizations.
c. Maintains all necessary files and documents of K.C.F. These written files include minutes from the executive board meetings, and written accounts of special events.
d. Makes sure all necessary delegated work within the executive board is accomplished.
3. Treasurer:
a. Maintains all the financial transactions of K.C.F.
b. Is the liaison with Student Association.
c. Presents a budget for each semester to K.C.F. leaders.
d. Should set up an estimate of separate funds to be allocated to specific committees/events for the coming semester or year.
4. Small Group Coordinator:
a. Leads all small group leaders’ meetings or appoints someone to lead a particular meeting
b. Oversees all activities and functions and delegates responsibility to each small group leader.
c. Is the liaison between the Executive board and Small Group Leaders.
d. May lead one’s own small group but is not required.
e. Must have had experience serving as a Small Group Leader.
5. Committee Head Coordinator:
a. Leads all Committee Head meetings.
b. Oversees all activities and functions and delegates responsibility to each Committee Head.
c. Is the liaison between the Executive board and Committee Heads.
d. Must have had experience serving as Committee Head.
6. Praise Team Leader
a. Is the liaison between the Executive board and Praise Team
7. Interfellowship Representative
a. Is the liason between the KCF Executive board and the Interfellowship
board
b. Must have attended at least 3 Interfellowship Meetings and the
Interfellowship Retreat, or is a returning KCF Leader
c. Is responsible for helping to plan the Interfellowship Retreat
B. The Executive Board
1. Meets weekly to organize and make decisions regarding all K.C.F. matters.
Begins and ends with prayer, relying upon the Lord for His wisdom.
2. Must include 4/7 of the executive board to convene.
3. If the executive cannot meet for two weeks, the president will make the final
decision on immediate matters.
4. Abstaining should be avoided during executive meetings.
5. Majority vote determines the result; vote does not need to be unanimous.
6. 4/7 of the executive board must be comprised of undergraduates.
7. Grievance clause: states that the members of K.C.F. can bring up any
grievances that they have to the Executive Board. Thus, the Executive Board
must solve these grievances in an appropriate, fit manner; starting first with
prayer, relying upon the Lord for wisdom.
Article IV: Elections
A. The annual election of the K.C.F. executive board will be held at the end of the Spring semester. The exact date will be decided upon by the current executive board. In the event that an officer, other than the president, cannot fulfill his/her duties, an emergency election must be held.
B. Elections of the Executive Board:
1. The qualifications of the nominees:
a. Should be an active member of K.C.F. (preferably for more than a year).
b. Should have both personally and publicly confessed his/her belief in Jesus Christ, as his/her personal Savior.
c. No individual can serve thc same position for more than two years.
d. Nominees for presidency must have had previously served in KCF leadership.
C. The Procedure for General Elections shall be as such:
1. Nominations:
a. Candidates will be nominated by the members of the leadership. The nomination must be seconded in order to be legitimate.
b. Before and after nomination of each office, there will be a time of prayer and solitude.
c. Nominations for president will begin the general nominations
d. The nominations procedure will be open to General Assembly. All members of the leadership must be present unless in case of an emergency.
e. Each exiting officer will explain his/her responsibilities.
2. Voting
a. Each exiting officer will lead the assembly in prayer before each vote.
b. Each person nominated has an option to decline, provided that a legitimate reason is given (ex: lack of available time, lack of desire to hold office, and any other reason that would not serve K.C.F’s best interest). 3/4 vote by the present assembly determines whether the nominees’ decline will be accepted.
c. Will proceed by closed ballot.
d. Tabulations will not be revealed.
e. Nominees will exit the meeting place while votes are tabulated.
3. Confirmation of Election: For a candidate to be elected he/she must obtain majority votes from the present assembly.
D. Emergency Elections/ Impeachment:
I. Emergency Elections:
a. Will commence when a member of the executive board wishes to resign his/her position. He/she must submit in a letter of
resignation to K.C.F. explaining his/her reasons for leaving the position.
b. The president will call for a general assembly meeting in order to review the resignation and to elect another member to fill the empty position. In case of the president resigning, the Secretary will call for the assembly.
c. The emergency election will proceed as the regular general election.
2. Impeachment:
a. Will commence if a petition by 2/3 of leaders is presented to the executive board at their weekly meeting.
b. The executive board will schedule a general assembly during which a debate will take place. The parameters of the debate structure (i.e. time limitations), will be determined by the board.
c. An open forum will follow the debate in order to provide time for any questions from the general assembly.
d. Impeachment is successful when 2/3 vote in favor.
Article V: Meetings
A. Regular meetings are held weekly for worship and fellowship for K.C.F.
- A regular meeting consists of the following: Opening prayer, Praise, Kingdom Prayer, guest speaker, Announcements, Closing prayer, and Fellowship.
B. A General Assembly will be called for elections, for amendment procedures, and in the event that the executive board feels it necessary to convene. In order to convene for a General Assembly (meeting of K.C.F. members) 2/3 membership must be present.
C. Special events may be held in place of regular meetings (Living Water, picnics, banquets, and other various activities determined by the Executive Board).
Article VI: Committees of the Undergraduate Assembly
A. The committees aid the executive board in carrying out the plans made for K.C.F
B. Each committee is headed by a committee head. Each committee head is chosen by current committee heads or by the discretion of the current committee head coordinator.
C. Each committee head is headed by a committee head coordinator. The responsibility of the committee head coordinator is as follows:
1. Leads all committee head meetings.
2. Oversees all activities and functions of committee heads, and delegates
responsibility to each committee head.
3. Is the liaison to the executive board.
D. The committees are as follows (with their responsibilities):
I. Alumni Relations:
a. Keeps in close contact with alumni through letters and e-mails, informing them of our activities, needs, and prayer requests. Each year the committee must update the alumni files and have K.C.F. aware of what is going on in the alumnis’ lives (i.e. weddings, births, awards, deaths in the family).
2. Fellowship/Welcoming:
a. Obtains background information and gives the information to the secretary.
b. Responsible for birthday parties in K.C.F.
c. Orients new members at K.C.F. meetings about K.C.F and welcomes them.
3. Fishermen:
a. Responsible for the semesterly publication of K.C.F’s literary publication, Fishermen. This publication is given to each member at the end of the semester.
4. Fundraising:
a. Works with the K.C.F treasurer to raise financial support for K.C.F through various sales and campaigns (i.e. flower sale, candy sale, pillow sale, service auction).
5. Activities Coordinator:
a. Responsible for matching BigSibs with LilSibs
b. Coordinates KCF events in the interest of developing fellowship
c. Plans at least 1 KCF event per month
6. Outreach:
a. responsible for reaching out to the needy and unsaved on campus and in the community.
7. Publicity:
a. Informs K.C.F of its scheduled meetings through weekly fliers and emails.
b. Is also responsible for informing all campus groups and students of K.C.F meetings.
8. Kingdom Prayer:
a. Is responsible for presenting specific information and prayer requests for God’s Kingdom at large group.
E. The Committee Heads:
I. Meets bi-weekly, or more frequently by discretion of the Committee Heads Coordinator, to organize and make decisions regarding all K.C.F. committee matters. Begins and ends with prayer, relying upon the Lord for wisdom.
Article VII: Small Group Leaders
A. The Small Group Leaders guides members of K.C.F. to grow in knowledge of the Truth.
B. The Small group Leaders are headed by the small group leader coordinator. The small group coordinator will be chosen by the method used under Article IV, Section C. The coordinator’s duties arc as follows:
1. Leads all small group leaders’ meetings or appoints someone to lead a
particular meeting
2. Oversees all activities and functions and delegates responsibility to
each small group leader.
3. Is the liaison to the Executive Board.
C. The duties of the small group leaders are as follows:
1. Lead weekly small group meetings during which the small groups study the Bible and discuss relevant topics. Each small group meeting begins and ends with prayer.
2. Encourage members of K.C.F. to grow spiritually through Bible reading, prayer and fellowship. This may be done by holding special events (i.e. Bible Jeopardy, bowling, potlucks) by discretion of the small group leaders and approval of the executive board.
D. The Small Group Leaders:
1. Are chosen by the majority vote of the current small group leader staff after an application and interview process.
a. Small group leaders must have been in a small group before serving as a leader.
b. Small group leaders must be an upperclassmen or above.
2. May choose the topics and parameters of their own small groups, but these decisions must be approved by the rest of the small group leader staff.
3. Meet on a bi-weekly, or more frequently upon discretion of the small group coordinator, to organize and make decisions regarding all K.C.F. small group matters. Begins and ends with prayer, relying upon the Lord for wisdom.
Article VIII: Praise Team
A. The Praise Team leads K.C.F. into praise and worship during all K.C.F. regular meetings and special events (i.e. retreats), or when necessary.
B. The Praise Team is headed by the praise team leader. The praise team leader is appointed by the previous praise team leader and approved by the praise team. The duties of the praise team leader are as follows:
1. Leads praise and worship during K.C.F. meetings and events, starting
and ending with prayer.
2. Leads all praise team meetings
3. Oversees all activities and functions and delegates responsibility to
each praise team member
C. The praise team members are chosen by majority vote of the current praise team after an application and interview process. The duties of the praise team are:
1. Leads praise and worship during K.C.F. meetings under the leadership
of the praise team leader
2. Attends all practice times and all meetings related to praise team
3. Are responsible for any and all music equipment or equipment related
to praise team
D. The praise team meets on a weekly basis to practice, and to organize and make decisions regarding all K.C.F. praise team matters. Begins and ends with prayer, relying upon the Lord for wisdom.
Article IX: Leadership
A. All persons under Articles III, VI, VII, and VIII are considered K.C.F. leaders and must adhere to the following:
I. Must have been a K.C.F. member for at least one semester previous to
becoming a leader
2. Must attend church every week
3. Must attend every K.C.F meeting and respective leaders’ meetings
(exception in case of emergency)
4. Are strongly advised to be a part of at least one small group and
committee while in leadership
B. Returning Leader’s Policy:
If a leader takes a semester or more off from serving, whether it be by that person's own will or not, and wants to return to the same leadership they served in, he/she must undergo an application and interview process. The application and interview process will be determined at the discretion of the head of that respective leadership staff. Readmittance into the leadership will be chosen by the majority vote of that current leadership staff.
Article X: Amendment Procedures
A. A written proposal must be given to the President. It must obtain petitions from at least five members. The executive board will then call for a General Assembly. At least two-thirds of K.C.F. members must be present at the assembly.
B. The Amendment Process will take the following format:
1. The written proposal will be read aloud before the assembly.
2. A formal debate will take place where two panels, for and against the
proposal will partake in a series of debate and rebuttals which will not
exceed thirty minutes. Thereafter, a ten minute open discussion will be
held.
3. Votes will be cast by closed ballot.
4. At least three-fourths of the present members must vote in favor of the
proposal in order to ratify it and put it into effect.
C. The amendment will be added to the Constitution by the current executive board and must be presented to the assembly within one month.
We, as a part of the body of Christ, profess our faith in Jesus Christ. As the Korean-American Christian Fellowship (K.C.F) we are unified by the will of God for the purpose of worshipping and praising Him, in whom we have eternal likeness; in encouraging spiritual growth through fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ; and in executing Christ’s Great Commission by witnessing to non-believers.
Article I: Appellation & Purpose
SECTION 1. NAME
The name of this organization shall be called the Korean- American Christian Fellowship with the initials K.C.F.
SECTION 2. PURPOSE
To meet as an organization to:
A. Profess our faith in Jesus Christ
B. Worship and praise our Lord Jesus Christ in whom we have eternal life.
C. Encourage other members-brothers and sisters through fellowship.
D. Execute Christ’s Great Commission by spreading the Good News to non-believers.
Article II: Membership
An individual will attain an active membership status by attending at minimum, three-fourths of the meetings of the current semester and the previous semester, when it applies.
Article Ill: Executive Board
A. The Executive Board is comprised of the President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, the
Small Group Coordinator, the Committee Head Coordinator, and the Praise Team
Representative. The duties of each officer are as follows:
1. President:
a. Leads all meetings of the K.C.F executive board.
b. Oversees all activities and functions and delegates responsibility to
each executive board member.
c. Only votes as a tie-breaker during executive meetings.
d. Oversees general activities of the Fellowship.
2. Secretary:
a. Is the liaison with Campus Activities (room and table reservations in the Union).
b. Acts as the representative during Inter-fellowship meetings held with other Christian organizations.
c. Maintains all necessary files and documents of K.C.F. These written files include minutes from the executive board meetings, and written accounts of special events.
d. Makes sure all necessary delegated work within the executive board is accomplished.
3. Treasurer:
a. Maintains all the financial transactions of K.C.F.
b. Is the liaison with Student Association.
c. Presents a budget for each semester to K.C.F. leaders.
d. Should set up an estimate of separate funds to be allocated to specific committees/events for the coming semester or year.
4. Small Group Coordinator:
a. Leads all small group leaders’ meetings or appoints someone to lead a particular meeting
b. Oversees all activities and functions and delegates responsibility to each small group leader.
c. Is the liaison between the Executive board and Small Group Leaders.
d. May lead one’s own small group but is not required.
e. Must have had experience serving as a Small Group Leader.
5. Committee Head Coordinator:
a. Leads all Committee Head meetings.
b. Oversees all activities and functions and delegates responsibility to each Committee Head.
c. Is the liaison between the Executive board and Committee Heads.
d. Must have had experience serving as Committee Head.
6. Praise Team Leader
a. Is the liaison between the Executive board and Praise Team
7. Interfellowship Representative
a. Is the liason between the KCF Executive board and the Interfellowship
board
b. Must have attended at least 3 Interfellowship Meetings and the
Interfellowship Retreat, or is a returning KCF Leader
c. Is responsible for helping to plan the Interfellowship Retreat
B. The Executive Board
1. Meets weekly to organize and make decisions regarding all K.C.F. matters.
Begins and ends with prayer, relying upon the Lord for His wisdom.
2. Must include 4/7 of the executive board to convene.
3. If the executive cannot meet for two weeks, the president will make the final
decision on immediate matters.
4. Abstaining should be avoided during executive meetings.
5. Majority vote determines the result; vote does not need to be unanimous.
6. 4/7 of the executive board must be comprised of undergraduates.
7. Grievance clause: states that the members of K.C.F. can bring up any
grievances that they have to the Executive Board. Thus, the Executive Board
must solve these grievances in an appropriate, fit manner; starting first with
prayer, relying upon the Lord for wisdom.
Article IV: Elections
A. The annual election of the K.C.F. executive board will be held at the end of the Spring semester. The exact date will be decided upon by the current executive board. In the event that an officer, other than the president, cannot fulfill his/her duties, an emergency election must be held.
B. Elections of the Executive Board:
1. The qualifications of the nominees:
a. Should be an active member of K.C.F. (preferably for more than a year).
b. Should have both personally and publicly confessed his/her belief in Jesus Christ, as his/her personal Savior.
c. No individual can serve thc same position for more than two years.
d. Nominees for presidency must have had previously served in KCF leadership.
C. The Procedure for General Elections shall be as such:
1. Nominations:
a. Candidates will be nominated by the members of the leadership. The nomination must be seconded in order to be legitimate.
b. Before and after nomination of each office, there will be a time of prayer and solitude.
c. Nominations for president will begin the general nominations
d. The nominations procedure will be open to General Assembly. All members of the leadership must be present unless in case of an emergency.
e. Each exiting officer will explain his/her responsibilities.
2. Voting
a. Each exiting officer will lead the assembly in prayer before each vote.
b. Each person nominated has an option to decline, provided that a legitimate reason is given (ex: lack of available time, lack of desire to hold office, and any other reason that would not serve K.C.F’s best interest). 3/4 vote by the present assembly determines whether the nominees’ decline will be accepted.
c. Will proceed by closed ballot.
d. Tabulations will not be revealed.
e. Nominees will exit the meeting place while votes are tabulated.
3. Confirmation of Election: For a candidate to be elected he/she must obtain majority votes from the present assembly.
D. Emergency Elections/ Impeachment:
I. Emergency Elections:
a. Will commence when a member of the executive board wishes to resign his/her position. He/she must submit in a letter of
resignation to K.C.F. explaining his/her reasons for leaving the position.
b. The president will call for a general assembly meeting in order to review the resignation and to elect another member to fill the empty position. In case of the president resigning, the Secretary will call for the assembly.
c. The emergency election will proceed as the regular general election.
2. Impeachment:
a. Will commence if a petition by 2/3 of leaders is presented to the executive board at their weekly meeting.
b. The executive board will schedule a general assembly during which a debate will take place. The parameters of the debate structure (i.e. time limitations), will be determined by the board.
c. An open forum will follow the debate in order to provide time for any questions from the general assembly.
d. Impeachment is successful when 2/3 vote in favor.
Article V: Meetings
A. Regular meetings are held weekly for worship and fellowship for K.C.F.
- A regular meeting consists of the following: Opening prayer, Praise, Kingdom Prayer, guest speaker, Announcements, Closing prayer, and Fellowship.
B. A General Assembly will be called for elections, for amendment procedures, and in the event that the executive board feels it necessary to convene. In order to convene for a General Assembly (meeting of K.C.F. members) 2/3 membership must be present.
C. Special events may be held in place of regular meetings (Living Water, picnics, banquets, and other various activities determined by the Executive Board).
Article VI: Committees of the Undergraduate Assembly
A. The committees aid the executive board in carrying out the plans made for K.C.F
B. Each committee is headed by a committee head. Each committee head is chosen by current committee heads or by the discretion of the current committee head coordinator.
C. Each committee head is headed by a committee head coordinator. The responsibility of the committee head coordinator is as follows:
1. Leads all committee head meetings.
2. Oversees all activities and functions of committee heads, and delegates
responsibility to each committee head.
3. Is the liaison to the executive board.
D. The committees are as follows (with their responsibilities):
I. Alumni Relations:
a. Keeps in close contact with alumni through letters and e-mails, informing them of our activities, needs, and prayer requests. Each year the committee must update the alumni files and have K.C.F. aware of what is going on in the alumnis’ lives (i.e. weddings, births, awards, deaths in the family).
2. Fellowship/Welcoming:
a. Obtains background information and gives the information to the secretary.
b. Responsible for birthday parties in K.C.F.
c. Orients new members at K.C.F. meetings about K.C.F and welcomes them.
3. Fishermen:
a. Responsible for the semesterly publication of K.C.F’s literary publication, Fishermen. This publication is given to each member at the end of the semester.
4. Fundraising:
a. Works with the K.C.F treasurer to raise financial support for K.C.F through various sales and campaigns (i.e. flower sale, candy sale, pillow sale, service auction).
5. Activities Coordinator:
a. Responsible for matching BigSibs with LilSibs
b. Coordinates KCF events in the interest of developing fellowship
c. Plans at least 1 KCF event per month
6. Outreach:
a. responsible for reaching out to the needy and unsaved on campus and in the community.
7. Publicity:
a. Informs K.C.F of its scheduled meetings through weekly fliers and emails.
b. Is also responsible for informing all campus groups and students of K.C.F meetings.
8. Kingdom Prayer:
a. Is responsible for presenting specific information and prayer requests for God’s Kingdom at large group.
E. The Committee Heads:
I. Meets bi-weekly, or more frequently by discretion of the Committee Heads Coordinator, to organize and make decisions regarding all K.C.F. committee matters. Begins and ends with prayer, relying upon the Lord for wisdom.
Article VII: Small Group Leaders
A. The Small Group Leaders guides members of K.C.F. to grow in knowledge of the Truth.
B. The Small group Leaders are headed by the small group leader coordinator. The small group coordinator will be chosen by the method used under Article IV, Section C. The coordinator’s duties arc as follows:
1. Leads all small group leaders’ meetings or appoints someone to lead a
particular meeting
2. Oversees all activities and functions and delegates responsibility to
each small group leader.
3. Is the liaison to the Executive Board.
C. The duties of the small group leaders are as follows:
1. Lead weekly small group meetings during which the small groups study the Bible and discuss relevant topics. Each small group meeting begins and ends with prayer.
2. Encourage members of K.C.F. to grow spiritually through Bible reading, prayer and fellowship. This may be done by holding special events (i.e. Bible Jeopardy, bowling, potlucks) by discretion of the small group leaders and approval of the executive board.
D. The Small Group Leaders:
1. Are chosen by the majority vote of the current small group leader staff after an application and interview process.
a. Small group leaders must have been in a small group before serving as a leader.
b. Small group leaders must be an upperclassmen or above.
2. May choose the topics and parameters of their own small groups, but these decisions must be approved by the rest of the small group leader staff.
3. Meet on a bi-weekly, or more frequently upon discretion of the small group coordinator, to organize and make decisions regarding all K.C.F. small group matters. Begins and ends with prayer, relying upon the Lord for wisdom.
Article VIII: Praise Team
A. The Praise Team leads K.C.F. into praise and worship during all K.C.F. regular meetings and special events (i.e. retreats), or when necessary.
B. The Praise Team is headed by the praise team leader. The praise team leader is appointed by the previous praise team leader and approved by the praise team. The duties of the praise team leader are as follows:
1. Leads praise and worship during K.C.F. meetings and events, starting
and ending with prayer.
2. Leads all praise team meetings
3. Oversees all activities and functions and delegates responsibility to
each praise team member
C. The praise team members are chosen by majority vote of the current praise team after an application and interview process. The duties of the praise team are:
1. Leads praise and worship during K.C.F. meetings under the leadership
of the praise team leader
2. Attends all practice times and all meetings related to praise team
3. Are responsible for any and all music equipment or equipment related
to praise team
D. The praise team meets on a weekly basis to practice, and to organize and make decisions regarding all K.C.F. praise team matters. Begins and ends with prayer, relying upon the Lord for wisdom.
Article IX: Leadership
A. All persons under Articles III, VI, VII, and VIII are considered K.C.F. leaders and must adhere to the following:
I. Must have been a K.C.F. member for at least one semester previous to
becoming a leader
2. Must attend church every week
3. Must attend every K.C.F meeting and respective leaders’ meetings
(exception in case of emergency)
4. Are strongly advised to be a part of at least one small group and
committee while in leadership
B. Returning Leader’s Policy:
If a leader takes a semester or more off from serving, whether it be by that person's own will or not, and wants to return to the same leadership they served in, he/she must undergo an application and interview process. The application and interview process will be determined at the discretion of the head of that respective leadership staff. Readmittance into the leadership will be chosen by the majority vote of that current leadership staff.
Article X: Amendment Procedures
A. A written proposal must be given to the President. It must obtain petitions from at least five members. The executive board will then call for a General Assembly. At least two-thirds of K.C.F. members must be present at the assembly.
B. The Amendment Process will take the following format:
1. The written proposal will be read aloud before the assembly.
2. A formal debate will take place where two panels, for and against the
proposal will partake in a series of debate and rebuttals which will not
exceed thirty minutes. Thereafter, a ten minute open discussion will be
held.
3. Votes will be cast by closed ballot.
4. At least three-fourths of the present members must vote in favor of the
proposal in order to ratify it and put it into effect.
C. The amendment will be added to the Constitution by the current executive board and must be presented to the assembly within one month.
