1.	The first one involves the selection of an Administrative Committee. This concern arises mostly out of unfortunate crisis situations within the congregation. If the congregation has experienced a break down in trust involving the elders and various ministry groups in the congregation, then the elders should permit the selection of the Administrative Committee to be "from below", or one formulated without elder input. This safeguards against accusations that the elders have manipulated the selection in their favor., and protects the integrity of the whole process. The Administrative Committee should be comprised of mature Christians that represent a cross section of the congregation. The Administrative Committee must be clearly informed that they are not a selection committee, only a committee that will administer the process at the will of the congregation.
2.	A second concern relates to truncating the process. The process has been carefully developed to safeguard against destroying the integrity of the process. Truncating the process faces the danger of removing some of the safeguards against manipulation of the process. At times congregations with a sense of confidence and security overlook the human factor in such a participative process.
3.	Functioning with a participative process can lead to attempts to politicize the process. Whenever well meaning people are offered the opportunity to be engaged in the process of selecting leaders there is the danger that they run a "campaign" for their favored nominee. This danger is real and can destroy the integrity of the process if not immediately confronted. The tendency is for members to ask other members to nominate an/or vote for their nominees, or to "suggest" to other members that a certain person would make a good elder. Members should be instructed not even to "campaign" within their own families, and certainly not within age group classes or any classes. A safe precaution is to ask members to "gently" explain to others seeking to persuade them that "We don't talk about nominees", or "We are not ding that!"
4.	A major concern or tendency is to "fudge" on the percentage set for selection. Once a percentage is set it must not be manipulated in favor of anyone. If the percentage set is 74%, then 73.5% and above would be equivalent to 74%. 73.4% would be the equivalent of 73% and would fail to meet the 74% set by the congregation. Furthermore, we have found it more reliable to have the congregation set the percentage, not the elders, nor the nominees for the process.