As stated above, KRS believes in the principle of subsidiarity. Therefore, the Ordination Council requires an annual evaluation of its ministers and their fruitfulness by local ministry leaders and supervisors. The church or ministry leaders shall provide a letter of review which offers a description of the minister’s standing with those to whom he
ministers and the fruitfulness of his ministry in relation to his stated goals. We want to rejoice in good reports of the good work of our ministers as well as know about ways they might need encouragement or correction. Whenever, a KRS ordained minister is not in good standing, reports a change in his doctrinal views, or comes under the formal sanction of their local elders or ministry board, KRS requires notification from both the minister and his supervisory body. This will initiate a process of
consultation, discernment, and pastoral care. In the same way in which the Ordination Council and local leaders worked together in evaluating the member’s qualifications for ordination, the ordination council will assign at least one, and in most cases two, KRS representatives to join the process of pastoral care for one of its members throughout any formal disciplinary process. In keeping with the principle of subsidiarity, the KRS representative(s) will follow the process outlined by local leadership, and will not raise an objection, unless that process clearly violates scriptural standards of justice, righteousness and mercy. Typically, this process is slow but deliberate, allowing for a full investigation of any allegations of wrongdoing or false teaching and a full and fair hearing from all involved parties. If it is determined that a KRS member is found guilty of notorious sin(s), KRS reserves the right to temporarily suspend or revoke the ordination credentials of that member, irrespective of the disciplinary actions or inaction of the local supervising body.