Officer Election Begins Tomorrow
One of the privileges of being a member of FPC is the opportunity to nominate and elect men to serve as officers in the church. Following the Biblical pattern, FPC has two types of officers: elders and deacons. Within the office of elder, there is a distinction between teaching elders (i.e. ministers or preachers) and ruling elders. This Sunday all members of FPC get to exercise the membership privilege of casting votes for the men they believe best qualify to fill 10 available ruling elder slots.
Each man has participated in a rigorous training for the office of ruling elder. They have been examined according to the Biblical qualifications for the office of elder as found in I Tim 3 and Titus 1 and have passed their examinations. Now, this Sunday the Session at FPC will set before you (the congregation) 43 approved candidates. Out of these 43 men only 10 will be elected to the office of ruling elder.
I hope all of you who are members have been perusing the pamphlet of candidates for the office of ruling elders and have chosen the 10 men you plan to vote for during tomorrow morning's election. If you've not yet made a decision, please take time tonight to identify which 10 men you believe would best serve the church as ruling elders--men who would oversee the flock of Christ in the gospel with diligence, wisdom, and love.
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