DEACON NOMINATIONS

Prayerfully consider the Scriptural and Church qualifications for Deacons as listed below and give your recommendations for Deacons to be elected to serve a three-year term starting in January 2021.  Please make nominations by Sunday, November 8, 2020.

*** Please note that you must be an active member of First Baptist Church, Winter Haven, in order to submit a nomination.

QUALIFICATIONS

  1. Shall meet the scriptural standards of Acts 6; 1 Timothy 3; Titus 1, Matthew 5:31-32, Matthew 19:3-9, Romans 7:1-3 and 1 Corinthians 7.
  2. Shall  have been a Christian for at least three (3) years and an active member of the First Baptist Church of Winter Haven for one (1) year.
  3. Shall be a mature and spiritual man who is submitted to the Lordship of Christ.
  4. Shall practice tithing, as a minimum, through First Baptist Church.
  5. Shall be regular in attendance in Bible Study and weekly Worship Services.
  6. Shall participate as a regular attender of Deacons meetings and in the Deacon Family Ministry.
  7. Shall support and cooperate fully with the church covenant, church program and its policies, the Pastor and church staff.
  8. Shall believe that evangelizing the lost is one of the primary tasks of our church and be actively involved in winning the lost to Christ as Savior.
  9. Shall not have any serious domestic troubles, the “husband of one wife”, nor having a wife divorced without the Biblical justification of her previous husband’s fornication.
  10. Shall believe the Bible, in its original writings, is the infallible, inspired, authoritative Word of God.
  11. Shall abstain from the use of beverage alcohol, and be an example of Christian character and conduct.
  12. Shall believe the doctrines held by Southern Baptists, many of which are given in the “Baptist Faith and Message”, and be supportive of our North American and International Mission efforts.
  13. Shall affirm and believe the Mission and Vision Statements of First Baptist Church.​

    DEACON NOMINATION


    You may use as many boxes below as needed for multiple nominations, but you are only required to fill in the first box indicated by * in order to submit this form.