Would You Be Able to Describe Your Home as a Happy Place?
The elders of our congregation have given us a list of questions that we should think about prior to our home visits this year. I really think it is a good idea to prepare...
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Some Thoughts on Nominating Elders and Deacons
It is an exciting time in my congregation. No, I am not speaking of the blessing of a newborn baby girl to a young couple…(congrats Geoff and Ashley) …as exciting as that is, it...
The Role of Deacon is Secondary…Huh?
Thank you to everyone who has sent me messages in response to my last post, Is It OK If I Nominate You…? I received a couple messages that presented a misguided view of the...
Too Young to Be an Elder? Part 2
I received a number of responses that indicated they did not agree with what I wrote in my previous article citing context of history etc etc. I do not have time to respond to...
Too Young to Be An Elder?
There have been conversations in our congregation and across the valley, I have heard them. You probably have even been in a discussion that included a similar statement to this: “How come your Church...
Training and Nominating Church Leaders
About 2 months ago my churches Men’s Study Society began a leadership training course under the supervision of the consistory (for those of you not from a reformed church, consistory is a fancy word...
Striving to be…?
” All men should strive to be office bearers (overseers, pastors, elders or deacons) in the church.” That is a statement recently proclaimed by someone in my church. Immediately I went on the defensive,...
