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Serve alongside you as fellow disciples and co-members of the Body of Christ, so that your ministry can take place as a partnership within the ministry of all believers.  \n3. Maintain a healthy relationship in which we seek, with God’s help:  \na. One another’s thriving;  \nb. To resolve any conflicts biblically, proactively, and lovingly;  \nc. To live by the fruits of the Spirit.  \n4. Ensure a regular, scheduled, truthful, and constructive process of mutual feedback.  \n5. Provide fi nancial provision while you are a commissioned pastor of this church as agreed in our conversations and as noted below. [Note to church to remove: lines may be removed that do not apply to this hire. They are included as considerations only.](All figures are at time of hire. The adequacy of this provision will be revisited at each annual review.)  \na. As you begin your ministry among us we will pay you the sum of $  per year as an annual base salary in   payments, paid on a   schedule. 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