Jesus - Our Head: The head of the church is Jesus. He gave His life for us. He is in charge, we belong to Him. He and He alone has the right to determine what is right for His church.
Elder Governed & Protected: The Bible calls for the church to be led by a plurality of Elders. We are governed by an Eldership Team. These Elders are men who have been selected and set aside by the congregation. These are spiritually minded men who are expected to do the hard work of discerning the Lord's will for our church and then courageously leading us in that direction. The Eldership Team governs all the affairs of the church, and is the final human authority in all matters.
Our Current Eldership Team:
We are blessed with a Godly group of men who are full of wisdom and discernment. They work primarily behind the scenes to govern, guide, and protect our faith family. In addition to serving as an Elder, all of these men serve the Lord in other capacities - and not always within Calvary. Listed below is our current Eldership Team. Beside each name is an example or two of the areas of ministry that each is invested in.
- Kenneth Williamson, Chairman {Finance Ministry Team}
- Vernon Watts, {Middle School Ministry}
- Walter Robertson, Secretary {Prayer, Jesus Prom}
- Joe Graham {Prison Ministry}
- Mike Bush {Teacher}
- Clay Smith {Teacher, Prison Ministry}
- Jerry Thornberry {First Touch Ministry}
- Steve Crosby {Youth Ministry}
- Ron Leedy {Clear Fork Campus Minister
- Tim Thornberry {Youth & Sports}
Staff Led: The size and complexity of our ministries means that we need a paid team of Pastors and Staff to oversee our daily activities. The Elders delegate a great deal of decision making authority and responsiblity to the Senior Pastor, who in turn, delegates the same to members of the staff team. Our Senior Pastor is the only staff member that reports directly to the Elders. All other staff members report either directly or indirectly thru the Senior Pastor. The staff carry out the daily affairs of the church - within the guidelines that have already been established by the Elders.