Deacon Nominee Questionnaires (Last Week to Recommend)

A few weeks ago, I announced that deacon recommendations were being received now.  In that blog post, I wrote about the deacon qualifications and listed the current active deacon body.

click here to see previous blog post

As we move close to the October 28 deadline, the deacon screening and nominating committee emphasizes the importance of Bible Fellowships and other ministry teams recommending men for the active deacon body.  Acts 6:3,

"Brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom."

reminds us that finding men to serve in the church is not really about individuals "applying" for the job but about the church identifying those who demonstrate the work of the Spirit in their lives.  This has been the intention of the deacon nomination process at Calvary for some time but we desire to emphasize it more so now.

          Thus, we encourage Bible Fellowships and ministry teams to prayerfully consider men in their midst who are already serving and demonstrating the work of God's Spirit in their lives.

         Individuals, Bible Fellowships and Ministry Teams who wish to nominate one or more men for active deacon(s) can use the (very simple) forms below to do so:

Recommendation form (English)

Formulario de Recomendación (Español)

These forms, once filled-in, may be returned to the boxes labeled "deacon recommendations" on the name tag tables in our main building.

         Once it is verified that those whose names are recommended meet the church's constitutional requirements, the prospects are sent the following questionnaires.  This questionnaire has been updated this year.  One of the differences this year is that deacons who have recently served in the active deacon body may use a simpler form.  Both versions can be accessed and downloaded below:

Questionnaire (Regular; English)

Cuestionario (Regular; Español)

For those men who have recently rotated off the simplified forms are these:

Questionnaire (Simplified; English)

Cuestionario (Simplificado; Español)


After questionnaires are received, the deacon screening and nominating committee interviews those who have submitted them.  Men who are found to meet the biblical qualifications and who demonstrate commitment to the Lord and to Calvary Baptist Church will be nominated by the committee for congregational vote.