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Contents
1. Rulers and Servants: The Nature of and Qualifications for the Offices of Elder and Deacon—Daniel R. Hyde

2. The Duties and Tasks of the Elder and Deacon—Ralph Pontier

3. The Office Bearer’s Life—Ralph Pontier

4. Our Reformed Heritage (part one): Early Reformation to the Synod of Dort—Randal S. Lankheet

5. Our Reformed Heritage (part two): Synod of Dort to the Present Day—Randal S. Lankheet

6. Why the Elder Needs to Know, Love and Defend Reformed Doctrine—Cornelis P. Venema

7. What Every Elder Should Know About Infant Baptism—Michael G. Brown

8. Should We Allow Baptists to Join a Reformed Church?—Michael G. Brown

9. Calvin on the Eucharist—W. Robert Godfrey

10. Table Manners: Whom We Welcome to the Lord’s Supper—Daniel R. Hyde

11. What Our Service Should Look Like—Michael S. Horton

12. Office-Bearers and Church Government—Nelson Kloosterman

13. Surviving Tuesday Night: The Rules and Order of a Meeting—Bradd L. Nymeyer

14. The Fruit of Righteousness and Peace: On Church Discipline—Kim Riddlebarger

15. Shepherding the Flock Through Family Visitation—Derrick J. Vander Muelen

16. Loving Mercy: Practical Reflection on the Ministry of Mercy—John A. Bouwers

About the Contributing Authors

John A. Bouwers (M.Div, Mid-America Reformed Seminary) is an ordained minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America and serves as pastor of Immanuel Orthodox Reformed Church (URCNA) in Jordan, Ontario.

Michael G. Brown (M.Div, Westminster Seminary California) is an ordained minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America and serves as pastor and church-planter of Christ United Reformed Church (URCNA) in Santee, CA.

W. Robert Godfrey (M.A., Stanford University; M.Div., Gordon Theological Seminary; Ph.D. Stanford University) is an ordained minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America and serves as president of Westminster Seminary California and Professor of Church History. He has also served as an elder at Escondido United Reformed Church (URCNA) and is presently the adult Sunday school teacher in that congregation.

Michael S. Horton (M.A.R., Westminster Seminary California; Ph.D., Wycliffe Hall, Oxford and the University of Coventry) is an ordained minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America and serves as Professor of Apologetics and Systematic Theology at Westminster Seminary California and co-host of the White Horse Inn radio broadcast. He has also served two congregations as pastor.

Daniel R. Hyde (M.Div, Westminster Seminary California) is an ordained minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America and serves as pastor of Oceanside United Reformed Church (URCNA) in Carlsbad, CA.

Nelson Kloosterman (B.D., Calvin Theological Seminary; Th.D., Theological University of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands) is an ordained ministers in the United Reformed Churches in North America and serves as Professor of Ethics and New Testament at Mid-America Reformed Seminary. He has served the local church in various capacities for more than thirty years.

Randal S. Lankheet (M.Div, Calvin Theological Seminary) is an ordained minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America and serves as pastor of Covenant Reformed Church (URCNA) in Toronto, ON.

Bradd L. Nymeyer (M.Div, Westminster Seminary California) is an ordained minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America and serves as pastor of the Phoenix United Reformed Church in Phoenix, AZ.

Ralph Pontier (M.Div, Westminster Theological Seminary) is an ordained minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America and serves as pastor of Redeemer United Reformed Church (URCNA) in Orange City, Iowa.

Kim Riddlebarger (M.A., Simon Greenleaf School of Law, M.A.R., Westminster Seminary California, Ph.D., Fuller Theological Seminary) is an ordained minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America and serves as pastor of Christ Reformed Church (URCNA) in Anaheim, CA. He also serves as visiting professor of Systematic Theology at Westminster Seminary California and co-host of the White Horse Inn radio broadcast.

Derrick J. Vander Muelen (M.Div, Westminster Seminary California) is an ordained minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America and pastor of pastor of Bethel United Reformed Church (URCNA) in Jenison, MI.

Cornelis P. Venema (M.Div., Calvin Theological Seminary; Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary) is an ordained minister in the United Reformed Churches in North America and serves as Professor of Doctrinal Studies at Mid-America Reformed Seminary. Before his call as a professor, he served as pastor of First Christian Reformed Church in Ontario, California for six years. He presently serves his local church as an elder.