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-**This document serves to reveal some changes that occured through the years regarding the organization of the Nominating Committee as documented in the Church Manual from 1932 to 2022, but it begins with a snapshot recorded by J.N. Loughborough and others, and introduced by James White in the [[https://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/RH/RH18611015-V18-20.pdf | Review. Oct 15, 1861]]. This rendition is from the [[ https://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/RH/RH18771129-V50-22.pdf | Nov. 29, 1977 Review]].**
+**This document was the result of a study to understand conflicting information from various sources about the makup of the nominating committee and the role of the pastor. It serves to answer that question by revealing some changes that occured through the years regarding the organization of the Nominating Committee as documented in the Church Manual from 1932 to 2022. **
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+**PREFACE**
+We will begin with an early snapshot of the proccess as recorded by J.N. Loughborough in [[https://m.egwwritings.org/en/book/1119.740#740 | The Church: Its Organization, Order and Discipline]] which was introduced by James White in the [[https://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/RH/RH18611015-V18-20.pdf | Review. Oct 15, 1861]]. The rendition below has further modifications and is taken from the [[ https://documents.adventistarchives.org/Periodicals/RH/RH18771129-V50-22.pdf | Nov. 29, 1877 Review]]. (Not all of the print is readable and missing words are replaced with an underline)
 “Where bodies of believers are brought out on the truth in new places, we would not recommend the immediate formation of a church. In such cases let a leader be appointed (this can perhaps best be done by the evangelist when he raises up the church), and let social meetings be continued till such time as the individuals become thoroughly acquainted with each other, and ascertain with whom they can have fellowship, and who are qualified for the important duties of officers of the church. As to the particular manner of organizing a church, when the proper time comes, we shall be allowed to avail ourselves of the experience of several ministers who have already adopted the following plan, and testify that it works well:-
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-When the names of the members are enrolled as specified in the former part of this article, let the minister read to them the scriptures setting forth the qualifications requisite to the offices of elder and deacon (these are described in I Tim. 3:1-10; Titus 1:6-9); and then let the minister select __ brethren of good judgement who with __ shall act as a nominating committee  __ nominate candidates for elder and deacon
+When the names of the members are enrolled as specified in the former part of this article, let the minister read to them the scriptures setting forth the qualifications requisite to the offices of elder and deacon (these are described in I Tim. 3:1-10; Titus 1:6-9); and then let the minister select _ brethren of good judgement who with _ shall act as a nominating committee  _ nominate candidates for elder and deacon.
-Then the church may be called upon to state by uplifted hand whether they will __ tion said nomination or not. If said nomination is ratified by a three-fourths vote of those enrolled, they shall be ordained to such office, provided those not __ ng present no valid objection against  __ filling such offices.  Then let the minister ordain them as in Acts 6:6; Titus 1:5.
+Then the church may be called upon to state by uplifted hand whether they will _ tion said nomination or not. If said nomination is ratified by a three-fourths vote of those enrolled, they shall be ordained to such office, provided those not _ ng present no valid objection against _ filling such offices.  Then let the minister ordain them as in Acts 6:6; Titus 1:5.
 We need hardly suggest the necessity of every church keeping a record of all its proceedings. To this end a clerk will be necessary, who may be elected in the same manner. The elder of a church should act as a chairman in all its business meetings.
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+It should be noted that the document produced by Loughborough and the efforts of others, while printed in the RH, were never officially adopted by the church even if the methods may have been generally practiced. In fact, the church in General Conference voted several times //__against__// adopting any such official manual, and it wasn't until after the death of E.G.W. and others who opposed such a manual, and after much backsliding that the church manual was first officially adopted.
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 (Taken from 20th Edition, Revised 2022)
-The opening sentence of the preface of that first edition [1932] observed that “it has become increasingly evident that a manual on church government is needed to set forth and preserve our denominational practices and polity.” Note the word //**<color #ed1c24>preserve</color>**//  . This was no attempt to suddenly create and impose upon the Church a whole pattern of church governance. Rather it was an endeavor first to //preserve// all the good actions taken through the years and then to add rules required by the Church’s increasing growth and complexity.
+"The opening sentence of the preface of that first edition [1932] observed that “it has become increasingly evident that a manual on church government is needed to set forth and preserve our denominational practices and polity.”
+Note the word //**<color #ed1c24>preserve</color>**//  . This was no attempt to suddenly create and impose upon the Church a whole pattern of church governance. Rather it was an endeavor first to //preserve// all the good actions taken through the years and then to add rules required by the Church’s increasing growth and complexity."
+**NOTE:** it is ironic that this act of preservation is highlighted as late as the 2022 edition, when edits to the manual have now resulted in some conditions that are opposite the original text.
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