Called to Serve, essays for elders and deacons

Take advantage of this excellent resource for training new and experienced elders and deacons. Sixteen chapters cover topics such as the qualifications of elders and deacons, their duties and tasks, the history of the Reformed churches, infant baptism, the Lord's Supper, worship, rules for meetings, church discipline, family visitation, and the ministry of mercy. A plan and study guide incorporate readings from Scripture and the confessions. Includes recommendations for building a basic elder's library. Contributing authors: John A. Bouwers, Michael G. Brown, W. Robert Godfrey, Michael S. Horton, Daniel R. Hyde, Nelson Kloosterman, Randal S. Lankheet, Bradd L. Nymeyer, Ralph Pontier, Kim Riddlebarger, Derrick J. Vander Meulen, Cornelis P. Venema. Michael G. Brown is the editor.

Publisher: Reformed Fellowship Inc
Type: Paperback
ISBN: 9780979367748

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Michael G. Brown is the pastor of Chiesa Riformata Filadelfia in Milan, Italy. Before being called as a missionary, he planted Christ United Reformed Church in the area of San Diego, California. There he served as pastor for fifteen years. He is a graduate of Westminster Seminary California, where he studied under scholars such as Michael Horton, W. Robert Godfrey, and Meredith Kline. Michael has authored, co-authored, and contributed to several books and published numerous articles in theological journals and popular magazines. He has also been a frequent guest on the White Horse Inn podcast. He and his wife Janie have been married for 31 years and have four children and one grandchild.

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‘We are using "Called to Serve" as our basis for office bearer training during our monthly Council meeting, one chapter per month. I have used this resource in this way in all the churches that I have served ever since it first came out. The men find it easy to read, and yet very instructive for the tasks set before them as Elders and Deacons in God's Church. I would highly recommend it.’ Pastor M