Welcome to Officer Candidate Training! This class will be held for 8-weeks in preparation to stand for the office of either Elder or Deacon at Christ Covenant Church. Please use the next few weeks to prayerfully consider your call to these offices.
Please complete the personal biography, using link below, by the due date.
Candidates are requested not to miss more than one class. Please contact Tom Groelsema at [email protected] if unavoidable circumstances arise in attending.
Training Schedule /Candidate Biography
- Schedule
- Officer Biography (Click here) – Please email completed form to Jenny Blackmon by March 31, 2025.
Officer Training Manual
Please use the lessons in the Training Manual to complete the questions prior to class. No preparation needed for the first session. Session questions below are fillable Word forms. If you would prefer to use fillable word docs to answer questions, please use the links below.
3. Officer Candidate Training Manual
- Session One – Intro and Call to Office and Ministry
- Session Two – God, Man, and the Covenant of Grace; WCOF 1-7
- Session Three – Christ the Mediator and Salvation; WCOF 8-18
- Session Four – The Christian Life and the Church; WCOF 19-26
- Session Five – The Sacraments and the End Times; WCOF 27-33
- Session Six – A Month in the Life of an Elder/Deacon
- Session Seven -Form of Government, Rules of Discipline and the Directory for the Worship of God; A-C Questions BCO 1-63
- Session Eight – Shepherd the Flock, Christ Covenant’s Structure and Women’s Ministry in the Structure of our Church
- Session Nine – Exam Review
Church Discipline
4. “Biblical Church Discipline” by Daniel E. Wray
Book of Church Order – 2024 (BCO)
Class Recordings
- March 3 | Session 1-Intro and Call to Office and Ministry
- March 10 | Session 2-God, Man, and the Covenant of Grace, WCOF 1-7
- March 24 | Session 3-Christ, Mediator, and Salvation, WCOF 8-18
- April 7 | Session 4-Christian Life and the Church, WCOF 19-26
- April 14 | Session 5-Sacraments and End Times, WCOF 27-33
- April 21 | Session 6-A month in the life of an elder/deacon
- April 28 Session 7-Form of Government, Rules of Discipline and the Directory for the Worship of God,
BCO 1-63 - May 5 | Session 8-Shepherd the Flock, Christ Covenant’s Structure and Women’s Ministry in the Structure of our Church, Exams Due
Staff Contacts
Tom Groelsema, Executive Pastor
[email protected] | 704-708-6115
Jenny Blackmon, Ministry Administrator to Pastors
[email protected] | 704-708-6104
