This Week Vol. XXIV, No. 5 | march 1, 2014
with sierra hull and mark fain sunday, march 2 6:00 pm pcpc sanctuary
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Registration opens online March 15
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Officer Recommendations |
The Session has approved the month of March for members to submit recommendations for the offices of deacon and elder. A screening committee led by Ruling Elder Randy Wood and composed of elders, deacons, and laity will interview all men who are recommended and consider their qualifications before submitting a list of potential officer candidates to the Session for approval. The men approved by the Session will undergo a year of training in classes on the Bible, The Westminster Confession of Faith (Ground School), The Book of Church Order, and officerspecific books, then stand for election by the congregation in early June, 2015. Please reflect on the following verses regarding leadership as you consider your recommendations: I Timothy 3:1-13, Titus 1:5-9, and I Peter 5:1-4. As men are evaluated by the Screening Committee, the following sections of the Book of Church Order are considered: • Qualifications of an Elder (BCO 8-2, 3): He that fills this office should possess a competency of human learning and be blameless in life, sound in the faith and apt to teach. He should exhibit a sobriety and holiness of life becoming the Gospel. He should rule his own house well and should have a good report of them that are outside the church. (The elder is) to watch diligently over the flock, that no corruption of doctrine or of morals enter therein.
march 1-31
•Q ualifications of a Deacon (BCO 9-2, 3): It is the duty of deacons to minister to those who are in need, to the sick, to the friendless, and to any who may be in distress. To the office of deacon, which is spiritual in nature, shall be chosen men of spiritual character, honest repute, exemplary lives, brotherly spirit, warm sympathies, and sound judgment.
Below are brief guidelines for you and those you recommend: • You must be a member in good standing of PCPC in order to recommend an individual for an officer position. • Please seek permission before submitting someone’s name as a candidate. • You may recommend men who have previously served as deacon or elder. • At the time of recommendation, an officer candidate must have been a member in good standing of PCPC for the past two years. • Please do not recommend a man who is related to you by blood or marriage. To make your confidential recommendations, go to the link at www.pcpc.org or pick up recommendation forms in the literature racks throughout the church. Please return completed recommendations by March 31 to Sally Rogers by one of the following methods: • Scan and e-mail to sally.rogers@pcpc.org • Place in the red boxes by the Information Desk • Mail to PCPC, c/o Sally Rogers, 4124 Oak Lawn Ave, Dallas,TX 75219 • Confidential fax to 214-224-2759
Please contact sally.rogers@pcpc.org or 214-224-2775 with questions.
Park Cities Presbyterian Church exists to extend the transforming presence of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ in Dallas and to the world.