Responsibilities of NEC Members

Membership on the EPF's National Executive Council is both a privilege and a responsibility. We strive for an NEC that represents the diversity of our church and society. Candidates are considered based on statements of peace and justice priorities and self-descriptions including age, gender, geographical location, ethnic and cultural heritage, sexual orientation, and canonical status. NEC members join with others who seek a deliberate, Christian response to violence that is in keeping with our baptismal covenant to "strive for justice and peace among all people and respect the dignity of every human being." NEC members are elected by the EPF membership and serve three year terms.

Each NEC members pledges to:

• Maintain voting membership in the EPF;

• Embrace the search for peace and justice, compatible with the Fellowship’s statement of commitment;

• Manifest intra-Church or Church-related activism;

• Attend at least bi-annual Council meetings and pay own travel and lodging expenses for such meetings as able;

• Contribute to the work of EPF by serving on NEC committees, participating in the committee meetings during the bi-annual Council meetings, and working on committee assignments between meetings;

• Implement the policies of the National Executive Council by serving as an NEC presence and as a focus for peacemaking activities in one’s own area;

• Promote regional activity and act as liaison with specific members and chapters;

• Promote membership-building in one’s own region;

• Encourage potential new leadership within one’s region, with a view to future involvement in the NEC.

Candidates for election to the NEC may be nominated by any three EPF members or one current NEC member. Ballots are mailed to members in good standing in December of each year and returned in January.