Nominating
New
Elders
Nominating Additional Elders at Prestoncrest
Prestoncrest’s Elders are asking members to call out additional elders as our church strives to provide for many needs in ministry areas. It is their hope that a number of men who meet the qualifications will receive significant congregational nominations, approval, and support. Nominations will be compiled, reviewed, and personally interviewed.
Please pray for this church, this selection process, and personal guidance as you choose NEW men to nominate. Be sure to review the information featured here, keeping the scriptural qualifications at the forefront of your mind as you nominate men.
Timeline for this effort:
- Sun, Jan 19: Special Prayer & Overview of the Nomination Process
- Sun, Jan 26: Sermon & Class Lesson on Elders
- Watch replays on YouTube: Sermon on Elders Class Lesson on Elders
- Sun, Jan 26: Nominations Begin ~ paper ballot
- Tues, Jan 28 (or any day this week): Day of Prayer and Fasting
- Sun, Feb 16: Last Day for Nominations ~ paper ballot
- Feb 17 - Mar 15: Candidates Determined, Nominees Interviewed
- Sun, Mar 16: Candidates Presented to the Congregation
- Sun, Mar 30: Deadline for Scriptural objections submitted in writing to any current Elder*
- Sun, Apr 13: New Elders APPOINTED ~ 9am Classes, 10am Combined Worship, Reception in the Fellowship Hall
ELDERS CURRENTLY SERVING: John Cawyer, Jeff Clevenger, Phil Jackson, Charles Johnston, George Miller, Steven Miller, Todd Miller, Mike Pipkin, Ken Polk, Dr. Bryan Pruitt, Randy Tucker, and Don Witt.
How to submit nominations:
ON PAPER: Fill out a paper form and drop it in the foyer dropbox OR hand to any current Elder (printable form can be downloaded HERE or picked up in the foyer at Prestoncrest)
Nominations due Sunday, February 16
(NOTE: Online nominations that were available on this page and submitted January 26-31 will still be counted as nominations. Technical difficulties that developed moving forward required Prestoncrest to discontinue this feature, so all nominations February 1-16 must be submitted via paper ballot.)
Titus 1:5-9 (NKJV)
For this reason I left you in Crete, that you should set in order the things that are lacking, and appoint elders in every city as I commanded you— if a man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of dissipation or insubordination. For a bishop must be blameless, as a steward of God, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but hospitable, a lover of what is good, sober-minded, just, holy, self-controlled, holding fast the faithful word as he has been taught, that he may be able, by sound doctrine, both to exhort and convict those who contradict.
1 Timothy 3:1-7 (NKJV)
This is a faithful saying: If a man desires the position of a bishop, he desires a good work. A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, of good behavior, hospitable, able to teach; not given to wine, not violent, not greedy for money, but gentle, not quarrelsome, not covetous; one who rules his own house well, having his children in submission with all reverence (for if a man does not know how to rule his own house, how will he take care of the church of God?); not a novice, lest being puffed up with pride he fall into the same condemnation as the devil. Moreover he must have a good testimony among those who are outside, lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
Download Brochure
Click to download the printable brochure / nomination form. (Also available in the foyer at Prestoncrest.)
CURRENT ELDERS
Our current elders will continue to serve, and do not need to be “re-nominated”. See photos of our current Elders by clicking HERE.
- John Cawyer
- Jeff Clevenger
- Phil Jackson
- Charles Johnston
- George Miller
- Steven Miller
- Todd Miller
- Mike Pipkin
- Ken Polk
- Dr. Bryan Pruitt
- Randy Tucker
- Don Witt