Elder Nomination Form - Kalkaska Church of Christ

Your name *

Email address *

Phone number

I am a member of the Kalkaska Church of Christ *

If you are unsure if you are a member or not, please contact the church office.

Name of Elder Nominee *

Instructions

Please answer all questions. If clarification or comments are needed to help explain your choices, please leave those in the comments section. If you do not know if the nominee is qualified in an area, choose the "Don't Know" option. This is an acceptable answer and will not be held against the nominee.

Please confirm that the man you are nominating is willing to serve as an Elder should be be affirmed through the interview process and additionally by a church vote. However, please complete this form on your own, without any input from the man being nominated.

Elder Qualifications

Please read 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9 for the qualifications of an Elder.

I have read 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9 *

I have prayerfully considered this nomination. *

Do you know him to be self-controlled, wise, peaceable, and gentle? *

Yes

Don't Know

Is he generous and sacrificial with his money, not focused on the acquisition of wealth, and does he obtain all his money in an honest and straightforward manner? *

Yes

Don't Know

Is he humble, patient, honest, and disciplined? *

Yes

Don't Know

Is he above reproach, having nothing significant in his moral conduct that can be attacked? *

Yes

Don't Know

Does he manage his family well, assuming his responsibility as spiritual leader? *

Yes

Don't Know

Is he is widowed? *

Yes

Don't Know

Do his children respect and obey him, not displaying open defiance toward him or the Lord? *

Yes

Don't Know

Are his children believers (not including small children)? *

Yes

Don't Know

Should other men imitate the way he leads his family? *

Yes

Don't Know

Is he kind and hospitable to others? *

Yes

Don't Know

Is he a friend to strangers? *

Yes

Don't Know

Does he show favoritism in his relationship with others? *

Yes

Don't Know

Does he have a blameless reputation? *

Yes

Don't Know

Is he a baptized believer and not a recent convert? *

Yes

Don't Know

Do you consider him spiritually mature, able to make wise, Biblically sound decisions? *

Yes

Don't Know

Is he leading lost people to faith in Christ? *

Yes

Don't Know

Is he making disciples? *

Yes

Don't Know

Does he have a passion for the Gospel to be proclaimed to all nations? *

Yes

Don't Know

Is he a man of prayer? *

Yes

Don't Know

Does he love God's Word, evidenced by a commitment to read, study and memorize it? *

Yes

Don't Know

Is he a man known for sound scriptural doctrine, able to encourage those who don't understand, and to refute those who oppose it? *

Yes

Don't Know

Do you believe he is a man who holds firmly to Biblical truth with a clear conscience, no matter what the cost to him personally? *

Yes

Don't Know

Is he able to teach? *

Yes

Don't Know

Is he gracious? *

Yes

Don't Know

Do you recommend that he be considered for Elder without any reservations? *

Yes

Don't Know

Do you believe he would uphold the Bylaws of the church in their entirety? *

Yes

Don't Know

Do you believe this is a man that the people of the Church will/should want to imitate? *

Yes

Don't Know

Is he a man who can be trusted with confidences, dealing appropriately with sensitive and/or confidential issues? *

Yes

Don't Know

Elder Responsibilities

Please add comments below to support your nomination.

Evidence of his ability to lead the Church under the authority of Christ...

Evidence of his ability to care for the body of Christ...

Evidence of his ability to teach the Word of Christ...

Evidence of his ability to model the character of Christ...

Comments

Share any clarification or explanation for your choices here if needed.