Deacon Nomination Form

To recommend a deacon for service at Cave Spring Baptist Church, we ask you to prayerfully consider the ministry and qualifications of deacons summarized below. You may submit your nomination by completing the other side of this form and returning it to the church office.

Timeline:

May 31 – July 12 – Complete Form and Submit to the Church Office

July 12 – Evaluation of Candidates Begins

Aug 16 – Candidate Announcement at Members’ Meeting

Aug 17 – Prayer for Candidates Begins

Sept 20 – Vote on Candidates

Who Are Deacons?

Deacons are servants of the church who come alongside the ministries of the body (Phil 1:1; Rom 16:1) to care for the members (Acts 6:1–7) and uphold the unity of the body (Eph 4:1–6). Deacons ought to sense a personal call to serve the church. Our doctrinal statement, The Baptist Faith & Message (2000), affirms, “Both men and women are gifted for service in the church”. Therefore, both men and women may serve as deacons. Their ministry of example includes personal integrity, family life, sound doctrine, and a pattern of service and peace-making (1 Tim 3:8–13; Acts 6:1–7). Deacons affirm the church’s Statement of Faith and commit to live according to the Members’ Covenant.

What Do They Do?

At CSBC, deacons support and assist the elders with the spiritual and practical needs of the church by ministering in the following areas: 

  • Member Care: Minister to the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of members, particularly the sick, grieving, widowed, and those in need. (Acts 6:1–4; Gal 6:10). 

  • Elder Partnership: Care for the elders by actively praying for them, offering encouragement, assisting with practical needs, assisting in the observance of the ordinances, and standing with them in unified gospel ministry (Rom 16:1–2; Phil 1:1; Luke 22:19; 1 Cor 11:23-26; Matt 28:19-20).

  • Peacemaking: Serve as agents of peace, maintain harmony, and build unity within the church body (Rom 12:18; Eph 4:1–3). 

  • Benevolence: Cooperate with the Benevolent Committee to assess needs and determine appropriate responses to requests for financial or material assistance (Acts 6:1–4; Gal 6:10).

  • Prayer and Example: Pray for the church, support the church’s mission, and encourage others to serve (Col 4:2, 1 Thess 5:16–18).

Qualifications of Deacons

Deacons are men and women called of God who aspire to serve and whom the church elects. Deacons ought to be recommended to the church based on their ministry of example: personal integrity, family life, sound doctrine, and a pattern of service (1 Timothy 3:8–13 and Acts 6:1–7). The church assists prospective deacons to discern their calling and affirm a life that reflects the character and maturity of deacons. Deacons must also affirm CSBC’s Statement of Faith and commit to live according to our Members’ Covenant.