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Todd Zuidema

Church: 
Hope CRC in Hull, IA
About Me: 

Pastor of Hope CRC, Hull, IA.

Interests: 

Husband of one wife, father of two children, pastor of a church on the prairie.  My hobbies include fitness and exercise, reading, and following trends in technology.

April 9, 2011
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How does your council and congregation go about selecting eligible candidates to serve as deacons and elders?

Perhaps the powers that be could also link/add this to the elders forum. I am studying and would like to write about the process church councils engage in every spring or fall as they nominate potential elders or deacons (depending on when you rotate officebearers). Part of the writing I will do will be a discussion about the positives and negatives surrounding the election process of elders or deacons. Some churches use the more or less "traditional" election process where the congregation votes on a slate provided by the Council. Others use the lot process, provided that they follow the...
By Todd Zuidema
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February 15, 2011
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Public Thanks

Henry, I see your name floating around here, so I am going to address you on behalf of myself and the church. Thanks for your wonderful work on the church order commentary. It is of great service to me and to the church as a whole.

By Todd Zuidema
Church Order

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