Governing Documents

• Bylaws of Converge (as amended June 23, 2022)
• Articles of Incorporation (as amended July 18, 2018)
• Statement of Faith
• Converge Gospel Declaration

Doctrinal Distinctives

• Christian Marriage
• Statement on Humanity

Policy Documents

• Affirmation of Ministerial Ethics
• Clergy Restoration
• Nomination Policy Procedures
• Procedures for Introducing New Business
• Policy on Sexual Misconduct in Churches

Resolutions
The following resolutions are categorized as listed below and available as one, Comprehensive doc.

• Abortion
  • Abortion – Adopted 1981*
  • Abortion – Adopted 1971
• Abstinence
  • True Love Waits – Adopted 1994*
• Baptism and Membership
  • The Relationship Between Baptism and Membership - Adopted 1995
  • Statement on Baptism and Church Membership
• Bethel University
  • Resolution in support of Bethel College and Seminary - Adopted 2000
• Child Protection - Pornography
  • Protecting Children; Sexual Misconduct - Adopted 2002
  • Protect our children - Adopted 2001
  • Pornography - Adopted 1987
  • Pornography - Adopted 1986
• Creation
  • Creation Sunday - Adopted 1990
  • God as the creator - Adopted 1981
• Doctrine - Baptist Distinctives
  • God's Foreknowledge - Adopted 2000
  • A Reaffirmation of our Heritage - Adopted 1977
  • The Christian and Freedom - Adopted 1976
  • Religious Liberty - Adopted 1968
• Gender
  • Beliefs about homosexual behavior and ministering to homosexual persons - Adopted 1992
  • Operation Rescue - Adopted 1989
  • Homosexuality - Adopted 1987
• Human Worth
  • A call to a biblical view of ministry - Adopted 1978
  • Human Relations - Adopted 1965
• Marriage and Family
  • Marriage and the family - Adopted 2004
  • Statement on Marriage - Adopted 1977
  • The Family Unit - Adopted 1973
• Social Action
  • Racial Reconciliation - Adopted 1996
  • Political Involvement - Adopted 1987
  • A Call to righteous and responsible action - Adopted 1985
  • An affluent church in a hungry world - Adopted 1979
  • Christian Lifestyle - Adopted 1973
  • Obscenity - Adopted 1973
  • Social Ministries - Adopted 1966
  • Social Evil - Adopted 1965
• War and Peace
  • War and Peace - Adopted 1968
• Church Planting
  • Reaffirmation of our Church Planting Vision