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.