Section 2.  LEADERSHIP

   All AMF (Bishops) must surrender their credentials, and cannot hold dual leadership roles with other associations or fellowships in order to prevent any conflicts of interest and to focus his/her attention on the mission and responsibilities of the fellowship. All U.S. Bishops must be Ambassador Level members with at least 90 days of membership. 

a) Presiding Bishop

The Presiding Bishop will work to establish and expand the Kingdom of God worldwide by providing training, appointing Continental Bishops, hosting quarterly fellowships and supervising all areas of the general membership in cooperation with the College of Bishops.

b) Continental Bishops

The Continental Bishop will work to establish and expand the Kingdom of God continentally by providing training, appointing Regional Bishops, hosting quarterly fellowships and supervising all areas of the general membership on their continent in cooperation with the Presiding Bishop.

c) Regional Bishops

Regional Bishops will work to establish and expand the Kingdom of God regionally by providing training, appointing State/National Bishops, hosting quarterly fellowships and supervising all areas of the fellowship within their Region in cooperation with the State/National Bishops.

d) State/National Bishops

 State Bishop(US), National Bishop (International), will work to establish and expand the Kingdom of God state-wide by providing training, appointing District Bishops, hosting quarterly fellowships and supervising all areas of the fellowship within their State/Nation in cooperation with the District Bishops.

e) District Bishops

District Bishops will work to establish and expand the Kingdom of God with thier districts by providing training, hosting quarterly fellowships and supervising all areas of the fellowship within their district in cooperation with the general membership within their District.

f) Members

All members must complete the Bible College program before being eligible for membership and are expected to support the fellowship through active participation in annual and/or quarterly conferences. 

Section 4. BUSINESS

a) Membership Fees 

New applicants for membership will serve a 90-day probationary period, which will allow time to establish solid communication and examination. Ambassador membership requires at least a $10 monthly membership fee. Covenant Church membership requres at a $120.00 monthly membership fee presented to the Office of the Presiding Bishop no later than the 15th of each month.

b) Finances

We only support projects that are directly related to the mission of the fellowship and do not fund or support individual building projects, church anniversaries or pastor appreciations, etc. Members are not to use the fellowship to solicit funds for individual projects. General Membership offerings are designated as follows:

•  Emergency Fund (10%)
• College of Bishops receive (10%) of offerings from within their jurisdictions
• Presiding Bishop receives (10%) of offerings from the general fellowship
• Establishment, Expansion and Administration (70%).

c) Ordination and Licensing

All licensing or ordination ceremonies will be conducted by the Presiding Bishop or Designate during the annual conference held the last weekend of May at the headquarters in Newnan, Georgia for U.S. ministers. International licensing and ordination will be set up by the appropriate Continental or Regional Bishop. Candidates for licensing must be at least 21 years of age, have at least one year of hands on ministry experience and a graduate of Grace Bible College. Candidates for ordination must be at least 25 years of age, have at least three years of hands on ministry experience and a graduate of Grace Seminary program. See licensing and ordination page. 

d) Appointments

 All appointments are given by Executive Order of the Presiding Bishop. Appointments are good for one year only. All perspective appointments are renewed based on past performance. All candidates for appointments must be AMF licensed and ordained for at least 3 months.

Section 5. COLLEGE OF BISHOPS

a) Presbytery

The Presbytery consists of the Presiding Bishop, 1st Executive Assistant, Continental Bishops and Regional Bishops. 

 College of Bishops 

 The College of Bishops consist of all Bishops within the fellowship.

b) Age

Members of the College of Bishops must be at least 35 years of age

 c) Education/Experience

Members of the College of Bishops must be a member in good standing for at least six months, have at least 7 years of verifiable ministry experience and be a graduate of our Seminary program.

Section 6: CONFERENCES

b) Quarterly Fellowships

Quarterly Fellowships will be held in different regions districts on a rotating basis and will be hosted by a member of the College of Bishops

a) Annual Leadership Conference

We will conduct our annual leadership conference the fourth weekend  in May.

Section 8. ACCOUNTABILITY

All members, including leadership are ultimately accountable God, but we are also accountable to one another. The Presbytery comprised of seven appointed Bishops is the body which handles discipline and accountability issues..

a) Review Board

All members are expected to live a life that adorns the gospel of Jesus Christ. Members will have their cases handled by the review board concerning any issues inconsistent with clear Christian principles such as: theft, lying, slander, misuse of funds, adultery, domestic violence, sexual abuse or harassment, homosexuality, fornication, illegal drug use or conviction of any crime. Matters will be handled in a manner which preserves the dignity of the member and family members before the review board.

b) Disciplinary/Corrective Actions

Disciplinary/Corrective actions may range from probation to revocation of membership. We have a policy of reconciliation following a 7 month probation if the person desires to be reinstated.

07/2008 - LBH