2023-2024 Blacknall Elder and Deacon Recommendation Form

This form allows you to recommend a person to the Blacknall Officer Nominating Committee (ONC) for consideration as a possible candidate for the office of deacon and/or elder. Please note this form is for a recommendation and not a nomination, and you'll need to submit a separate form for each person you are recommending.

Officers must be official members of Blacknall, but feel free to recommend someone even if you're unsure of their membership status. The Officer Nominating Committee will confirm the membership status of all those recommended.

When submitting a recommendation, please have the following qualities in mind: of good repute, full of the Spirit and wisdom (Acts 6:3), able to lead by example (1 Peter 5:1-4), gentle, known for integrity and character, spiritually mature, and proven in faith (1 Timothy 3:1-13; Titus 1:5-9).

If you want to see formal descriptions of these offices from the PCUSA Book of Order, you can find them at https://blacknall.org/news/officer-recs. Note that the Presbyterian term "ruling elders" is what we usually call elders, while the term "teaching elders" is what we typically call pastors.

Thank you for your recommendation!
2023-2024 Officer Nominating Committee
Lauren Connolly and Stephanie Wheatley, Co-Chair