Deacon Nominations
Nominations for election of deacons are being received. If you know a man that you believe would qualify as a candidate to serve as a deacon, you may submit his name to the church office. The qualifications to serve as a deacon are as follows:
- He must have accepted Christ as his personal Savior and be committed to following Him as Lord.
- He must strive to meet all morals and spiritual qualifications set forth in the Bible in Acts 6:3 and I Timothy 3:8-13.
- He must be willing to accept and abide by the spirit of the “Baptist Faith and Message,” the doctrinal statement approved by the Southern Baptist Convention in 2000.
- He must be willing to work in close harmony with the pastor, staff, and fellow deacons.
- He must faithfully support the total program of the church.
- He must be a faithful storehouse tither by giving at least 10% of his income to the Edmond's First Baptist Church.
- He must abstain from the sale and use of addictive drugs for other than medicinal purposes, and from the sale and use of intoxicating drinks as a beverage.
- He must be 21 years of age or older, and have been a member of Edmond's First Baptist Church for at least one year to be ordained, or six months if he has already been ordained.