Incumbents

Next month, we'll be holding our annual elections for new Board members. For the first time ever, our Board has some members interested in seeking RE-election. This has presented some interesting questions, such as. . .

• Do incumbents have to re-nominated by a congregation member or should their previous nomination still "count?"
• If a current Board member is interested in seeking a second term, do they automatically get on the ballot? Or, do they go before the nominating committee like everyone else? (In other words, could the nominating committee choose NOT to put them on the ballot, even though they are eligible?)
• If incumbents do get on the ballot, how many non-incumbent candidates should there be?

I'm curious to hear how other congregations have dealt with this issue. Please...post your PBG church's practice in the comments!