On Sunday, Jan. 24, we commissioned Dan Steinfield to serve as an Elder of our church. He joins David Nichols, Larry Smith, Patrick O’Leary, Darrel Tedrow, and Pastor Peter Nelson. For info on our church organization including the role of Elders as servant-leaders, see our Constitution and By-Laws (available on this page).
Here are the promises that Dan made, as well as the vows that we as a congregation made. Let these vows prompt you to pray for our Elders and for our church—ask the Lord to help us all to fulfill these words of spiritual commitment.
Dan Steinfield
Vows of Elders:
- Do you reaffirm your faith in Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Savior? • I do.
- Do you accept all Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments as the inspired and inerrant Word of God, and do you affirm the Goshen Baptist Church Statement of Faith as a fitting summary of Bible doctrine? • I do.
- Do you promise to serve in mutual submission alongside your fellow Elders? • I do.
- Do you promise to be zealous and faithful in promoting the truths of the Gospel and the purity and peace of the Church? • I do.
- Will you be diligent in the exercise of all your duties as Elder, whether personal or corporate, private or public, and will you endeavor by God’s grace to uphold the Gospel and follow Jesus faithfully before this congregation? • I will.
- Are you willing to take personal responsibility in the life of this congregation as an Elder to help to oversee the ministry and resources of the church, and to devote yourself to prayer, the ministry of the Word, and the shepherding of God’s flock, relying upon the grace of God, for the good of his church and the glory of his Name? • I am.
Vows of the Congregation:
- Do you, the members of Goshen Baptist Church, acknowledge and publicly receive Dan as an Elder given by Christ to this church? • We do.
- Will you love him and pray for him in his ministry, and work together with him humbly and cheerfully, that by the grace of God we may accomplish the mission of the church, giving the Elders all due respect and support in their leadership to which the Lord has called them, to the glory and honor of God? • We will.
