Selecting Elders
Unbelief in an Elder’s Children — Practice
By Matt Schmucker | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 1) | 02.26.2010Can you envision a scenario in which your child’s unbelief would disqualify you?
Installing Elders
Elder Vows Sample
9Marks | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 1) | 02.26.2010When Capitol Hill Baptist Church in Washington DC installs a new elder, the following vows will be recited during the Sunday morning service between an elder, the elder(s) being confirmed, and the congregation. These vows will also be printed in the church bulletin in their entirety. [To the elder(s) being confirmed] 1. Do you reaffirm your […]
Book Review: The Multi-Site Church Revolution
Review by John Hammett | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 1) | 03.06.2010Much of what this book contains can be transferred to a church planting model, thus accomplishing many of the same goals and relieving many of the troubling ecclesiological questions.
Book(s) Review: This Little Church . . . Went to Market & Stayed Home, by Gary Gilley
Review by Flynn Cratty | 9Marks Journal: Elders (Part 1) | 03.06.2010In the end, this emphasis on the Bible as the norm for life and doctrine is the most helpful thing in these two books.
