Welcome to Officer Candidate Training! This class will be held for 8 weeks in preparation to stand for the office of 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. (There is a page for wives to complete. Fillable Word document)
Officer Training Manual
The training manual includes information for study, reflection, plus additional background. It follows along with each class. The manual may be downloaded to your computer for easy viewing or printing. Please use the lessons in the training manual to complete the questions prior to class. Pages 2-4 provides study guidelines, resource materials, and candidate weblink.
3. Officer Candidate Training Manual
No preparation is needed for the first session. Fillable Word forms for each session are below for your convenience.
- 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-C Questions BCO 1-63
- Session 6: A Month in the Life of an Elder/Deacon
- Session 7: Form of Government (BCO 1-26), Rules of Discipline (BCO 27-46), and the Directory for the Worship of God (BCO 47-63); Class Study Questions BCO 1-63
- Session 8: Exam Review
- Session 9: Shepherding the Flock, Christ Covenant’s Structure, plus Women’s Ministry in the Structure of our Church.
Church Discipline
4. “Biblical Church Discipline” by Daniel E. Wray
Book of Church Order
Class Recordings from 2025 Training
- 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