Month: June 2017

Dear BPCWAians, This week, we continue to look at God’s requirements for Deacons as revealed in His Word. These are based upon the spiritual requirements found in 1 Tim 3:9-12. 1 Timothy 3:9-12 Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience. And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless. Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well. Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience – Deacons must be well instructed in the system of the Christian faith in God’s Word and

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Dear BPCWAians, There are 3 Offices in the leadership of the church – that of Pastor, Elder and Deacon. Those elected in will hold these Offices for 3 years in BPCWA. Article 13.1 of our Constitution states that “Candidates shall satisfy the requirements listed in 1 Timothy 3, Titus 1 and 1 Peter 5. Additionally, and to ensure further objectivity in selection,” our Constitution also includes other relevant Biblical criteria that must be assessed. When a member is voting in the church elections, on what basis should they be assessing the candidate upon? For each Office, what are the Biblical requirements, and how it should be reflected in their lives? These 2 weeks, we will look at the office of

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Dear BPCWAians, This week, we continue our study on elections in a church. The church must choose her leaders, and they must choose them with understanding of the criteria and what the roles entail. We see, early at the start of the New Testament church, the church chose its Deacons as the church grew. In order that the Apostles would not be overly distracted from the priority of the ministry of the word and prayer (Acts 6:4), the Apostles called “the multitude of the disciples untothem, and said, It is not reason that we should leave the word of God, and serve tables. Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost

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Dear BPCWAians, Later this year, BPCWA will be having our Triennial Elections. This is a time when communicant members will elect the leaders of the church for the next three years. This is an important matter concerning the church, hence all members should keep themselves available to attend the elections on the 17th of September. This is also why the date is published early to help you plan ahead. In order to choose the right leaders for God’s church, everyone must clearly understand what God teaches in the Bible concerning the qualifications and role of each of the church leaders. We will look at various aspects of this over the coming weeks. I hope that by covering this series, members

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