Elder Recommendation Form The saying is trustworthy: If anyone aspires to the office of overseer, he desires a noble task. (1 Timothy 3:1 ESV) Name * First Name Last Name Email * Name of Elder Nominee First Name Last Name The list below is taken directly from the qualifications for Elder given in 1 Timothy 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9. See also Acts 20:17-36 and 1 Peter 5:1-4 for additional instruction on the role of an Elder. Qualifications (please answer all questions) Above reproach * Yes No Not Observed Husband of one wife * Yes No Not Observed Sober-minded * Yes No Not Observed Self-controlled * Yes No Not Observed Respectable * Yes No Not Observed Hospitable * Yes No Not Observed Able to teach * Yes No Not Observed Not a drunkard * Yes No Not Observed Not violent but gentle * Yes No Not Observed Not quarrelsome * Yes No Not Observed Not a lover of money * Yes No Not Observed Manages his own household well * Yes No Not Observed Keeps his children submissive with all dignity * Yes No Not Observed Not a recent convert * Yes No Not Observed Well thought of by outsiders * Yes No Not Observed His children are believers, and not open to the charge of debauchery or insubordination * Yes No Not Observed Not arrogant * Yes No Not Observed Not quick-tempered * Yes No Not Observed Not greedy for gain * Yes No Not Observed A lover of good * Yes No Not Observed Upright * Yes No Not Observed Holy * Yes No Not Observed Disciplined * Yes No Not Observed Holds firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it * Yes No Not Observed Comments Thank you! Your submission has been received. Please click here if you would like to nominate another individual.
