Faith Net USA offers two levels of entry to membership and maintains
open fellowship with Faith Alliance as a non-membered partner.
This provides three levels of relationship. Members
of Faith Alliance receive no oversight and have no accountability to
FNUSA. It is a confederation of friends. Within FNUSA there are
two levels of accountability, always leaving autonomy in the individual
minister or church. Each level carries different responsibilities,
expectations, and benefits, based on either direct or indirect accountability.
Faith Alliance – is a confederation of friends
with no oversight or accountability.
1. Level 1 - Faith Net is for
those commissioned elsewhere for primary accountability. FNUSA
provides equipping, personal oversight and support, open interchange,
and opportunity to join in efforts of mobilization for advance. FNUSA serves
as the source of equipping but not primary
accountability; members of this group are covered by peer or mutual
accountability. There is no licensing. Personal ministry is
derived through an Apostolic Team. Based on fees and personal request,
a Leadership Team may be deployed to function alongside the member’s
ministry.
Level 1 Fees: $250 annual (Spouses are
discounted to $125.). A minister would have the option of fee-based
crisis intervention in personal life. The minister’s affiliated
church or ministry would not be expected to financially support FNUSA in
any way but might voluntarily sow “seed” offerings or participate
in mutually agreed upon mission or outreach projects.
2. Level 2 - Faith Net Fellowship of Churches,
Ministers and Ministries is for those
commissioned within Faith Net for primary accountability. FNUSA
provides crisis intervention services in personal life without additional
fees. FNUSA
also serves as strength, covering, organizational support; provides
regional meetings, one annual event, organizational crisis assistance,
Prophetic Council, Intercessory Teams, and Leadership Training visits. Each
member/church has an Apostolic Team assigned and gets visited. All
expenses are covered by the inviting church and an offering
received for visiting ministry. Access to the Leadership Team is
open.
Level 2 Fees: This covering includes Crisis prevention
or intervention in either congregational or personal life and a Prophetic
Council and Intercessory Team. Annual fees are $250 (Individual or
couple) and 5% of gross personal income or its equivalent (one-half
of the tithe). “Equivalent” indicates recognition that
in some cases, this might be channeled through an organization.
Terms defined:
Apostolic Council – leads the network
Apostolic Team – oversees or aids a church or group
of churches
Leadership Team – oversees FNUSA functions and/or
member ministries
Prophetic Council – discerns direction and shares
godly insight in matters of concern or seeking of guidance