Celebrating Provisional Elders
Anything else you’d like to share? Being part of a provisional session is challenging and rewarding.
- sult in new relationships with fellow believers and provide a greater
How did you decide to serve a mission church as a provisional elder? -
desire to serve. But, I lifted the matter up in prayer for a few weeks how can I refuse?
Did you know that the chief limiting factor for church planting in
having the right people is crucial. We need church planters, but we need more than just church
the provisional session that oversees the mission congregation while it is developing. Provisional elders are so crucial that we want to cel- ebrate elders who do an outstanding job taking on this additional responsibility. In this article, we want to recognize and thank three men who have excelled in this role. Michael Baker, Jack Breed, and Jay Younts share their experiences as provisional elders.
How did you decide to serve a mission church as a provisional elder? Our session was appointed as the provisional session of this mis-
my heart this opportunity to serve Him as well as my brothers and sisters at the mission church. What has been a challenge in this role?
- rection from my home church. What has been a blessing in this role?
our brothers and sisters in the mission church. We have a second church family who supports us through prayer. We have been blessed now have two church families!
What would you say to someone else who is considering serving as a provi- sional elder? consideration. This is a weighty responsibility and not to be taken lightly. It is lots of work but very rewarding. Consider the time you - sible for both congregations.
What has been a challenge in this role? Mostly geography. It’s a 3-hour round trip from my home to the
- nection to the members, even though I am the fourth generation in my family to serve there. I was baptized and catechized in this church. What has been a blessing in this role?
What would you say to someone else who is considering serving as a provi- sional elder? Pray. If God is calling you to serve, how can you not heed the call? Anything else you’d like to share? needs support, prayers, and encouragement. I am optimistic for the future of this congregation.
How did you decide to serve a mission church as a provisional elder? I heard Rev. Jay Crout preach at my church. I appreciated his vi-
continued to be impressed, particularly with his focus on reaching
What has been a challenge in this role?
through all the issues related to Covid, which came at a crucial time as the mission was gaining attendance. What has been a blessing in this role? It has been a blessing to see the church take shape, the growth in the mission developer, and the vision become a reality. Village Pres- What would you say to someone else who is considering serving
you are in agreement and buy into the vision, help the mission devel- oper stay on the track he believes in. Anything else you’d like to share?
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