Today, we start a Journey that will culminate in the installation of additional Deacons to serve the church. In a nutshell, we need Deacons to:
\n\uf0b7 Free your Pastor for study, prayer and preparation for feeding the flock.
\n\uf0b7 Promote and protect church harmony
\n\uf0b7 To strengthen the church toward spiritual and numerical growth
\n\uf0b7 To actively spread the good news of Jesus Christ
\n\uf0b7 To help provide for the welfare of church members<\/p>\n
In return, the Church has obligations to Deacons:
\n\uf0b7 We are to seek the will and way of God for guidance in selecting and\u00a0resting Deacons
\n\uf0b7 We are to undergird with prayer and encourage them
\n\uf0b7 We are to work alongside them<\/p>\n
The selection process starts now. I will deliver messages on the qualifications and method of selection to be employed this week and next. The following week will be a Concert of Prayer and nominations will be\u00a0opened church wide.
\nCandidates will be nominated by the church over the next couple of weeks and be simultaneously qualified by self inspection and elder inspection. At the end of these two weeks, the names of those emerging as \u201cqualified\u201d will\u00a0be published to the church.
\nDuring the next two weeks, the church will be requested (in the spirit of\u00a0Matthew 18) to approach any candidate with concerns they may have with\u00a0a candidates potential service. This inspection period will last for two\u00a0weeks.
\nCandidates that advance beyond the inspection phase will then advance to a church vote at the beginning of November. Approval of a candidate requires a 2\/3 affirmative vote of members present at that special called\u00a0meeting.
\nNewly selected Deacons will then proceed to an ordination council in the\u00a0middle of November and beyond that, to an ordination\/installation service\u00a0at the end of that same month.
\nPlease continued to pray through each phase of the process. Gods will be done.<\/p>\n
Pastor Bret<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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