‘Country church’ means a church located outside a city. ‘CRC’ means the CRC Churches International Australia Incorporated. ‘Church’ means a local church which may also be called Assembly, Christian Centre, Christian Fellowship, Family Centre, Community Church or Fellowship or similar and in particular the church named in this constitution. ‘CRC Local Church’ means a local church within the CRC that satisfies the requirements of this constitution and the State or National constitutions and Charter of CRC Churches International. ‘Deacon’ means a person appointed to a responsible practical position and or to lead in such a responsible area. ‘Director’ means a departmental leader with leaders under them, or a member of the ‘Oversight’ depending on the context. ‘Elder’ means a person appointed as an example to the church also involved in caring and prayer. ‘Executive Leadership Committee’ a previously minuted subcommittee of the Oversight who may act collectively as Deputy Senior Minister in situations determined under this constitution. ‘Executive’ or ‘State Executive’ means the Executive of the CRC Churches International Australia Inc of the State or Territory in which the Church is located. ‘Financial Year’ means the period of one calendar year as defined in this constitution. ‘General Meeting’ a ‘Special General Meeting’ or ‘Annual Progress Meeting’ of Members of the Church convened in accordance with this constitution. ‘Governing Church’ means a CRC Local Church which is providing the governance of an Adopted Church or an Outreach Church. ‘Interdependent’ means mutually responsible and dependent as an affiliate, within the common policies and guidelines, but separately governed. Church’ means a localised Christian community of common faith as defined in this constitution. ‘Member’ means a Member of the Church as defined in this constitution unless the context is obviously otherwise and may also be called ‘Member’ or similar. ‘Membership’ may refer to general membership of the church or another church ‘Membership’ may refer to general membership of, another Church, the Oversight or Management Committee, and other departments, ministries and teams of the Church depending on the context. ‘National Council’ means the National organisation of the CRC
Churches International in Australia. ‘National Executive’ means the Executive of the National Council if CRC Churches International Australia Inc. ‘Outreach Church’ means a CRC Local Church begun under the legal governance of another CRC Church that is not yet affiliated with the CRC. ‘Oversight’ means the legal governing and overseeing body of the Church and may also be called ‘the Directors’, ‘the Elders’, ‘the Eldership’ or ‘the Board’, ‘the Governing Committee’ or ‘the Senior Leadership Team’ etc. ‘Oversight Director’ a member of the Oversight. ‘Progress Meeting’ means the annual general meeting of Members of the Church convened in accordance with this constitution. ‘Senior Minister’ means the person appointed to lead the Church as defined in this constitution and will have a current CRC Credential approved by the National or State Executive. ‘Special Resolution’ a special resolution defined in the Act. Council’ means the State organisation of the CRC Churches International in the State or Territory the church is . ‘State Executive’ means the Executive of the CRC Churches International Australia Inc of the State or Territory in which the Church is located or assigned to. ‘Statement of Performance’ or ‘Performance Statement’ means a statement of income and outgo or profit and loss statement etc. ‘Statement of Position’ or ‘Position Statement’ means a statement of assets and liabilities or Balance Sheet etc.