Example Constitution
A worked Victorian constitution in two approaches — annotated Model Rules and a clean standalone constitution — carrying the flat-eldership clauses and schedules.
Orientation
Read in order
Approach A — Annotated Victorian Model Rules
What follows is a walk through the seven Parts of the Consumer Affairs Victoria Model Rules for an Incorporated Association.
Approach B — Clean Standalone Church Constitution
What follows is a complete draft Constitution drafted from the ground up around the Framework set out in the Sonrise Revival Series.
The Constitution of [Church Name] Incorporated
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, we — the founding Members of this body — adopt this Constitution as the governing…
Schedule A — Statement of Faith
The following Statement of Faith is offered as an example.
Schedule B — Founding Signatories
This Constitution is adopted by the founding Members of [Church Name] Incorporated on [date].
Section — Flat Eldership Scaling: A Note for the Drafter
Approach A and Approach B in this Document provide drafting templates for the constitution of a local church under the Framework.
Section — Membership Requirements for Office
A short Section setting out the structural requirement that every Elder, every Deacon, and every Five-Fold minister recognised by the Eldership…
Closing Note
This document has set out two approaches to constituting a Victorian incorporated church around the Framework of the Sonrise Revival Series.
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