Several of us from St. Mark went to the Giddings-Lovejoy Presbytery meeting to attend the commissioning of one of our members: Jerie Lukefahr. Five elders were commissioned from Webster Groves, Steelville, St. Mark, Hillsboro and Boeff Presbyterian Churches. After 3 years of study, training, and service they are now available to be Lay Pastors. In the program for the meeting:
Meet the Elders who have completed the Commissioned ruling Elder training program and are now ready for a call. They will discuss the Sacraments and share about therir experience of the training program. Everyone is invited to attend. Churches who may be considering a CRE are encouraged to attend to meet the eligible Elders. We also encourage members from the Elders' home churches to attend.
After Stephanie Knopf introduced the elders, Chris James (pastor at New Hope) was the moderator for the elders to discuss the Sacraments. They discussed the difference between infant and adult baptism, the placement of baptism fonts in the worship space and the Last Supper and its importance in the life of a Christian.
Although we had gone to support Jerie, we all walked away with a better understanding of the sacraments and the the Lay Pastor training process.
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