Message to Members:

Josh Brooks as Elder Candidate

On Sunday, September 18, we introduced Josh Brooks as a new elder candidate for Bellwether Church. Josh is husband to Marie and father to Avery (17) and Mallory (16). He is the head men’s basketball coach at Belhaven University. Josh and Marie have served in ministry before and have been a great addition to our church already.  Josh is a gifted communicator and leader. We are excited about the potential of Josh joining the leadership team. 

We began this process over a year ago with Josh.  (If you are interested in the role description or process you can learn more here). During this past year, Josh has been through an assessment of his character, doctrine, marriage, and life. We have also spent time reading books and praying together. This time with Josh has clarified his competency and capacity for shepherding God’s people as an elder at Bellwether.

 The conclusion of this process is to present Josh to the church. We do this with the hopes of commissioning him as a lay elder in the near future.  Our bylaws state that a window of 40 days must be provided for anyone to bring concerns or questions about a candidate to the existing elders before the candidate is commissioned as an elder.  

 As Josh moves toward this office of spiritual leadership in our church, please bring any questions or concerns about him to the elders by emailing us at info@bellwetherchurch.org. 

 We ask that you also pray for Josh and his family as he moves toward this responsibility and the weight of shepherding God’s people.