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larryjf · #9 (**permalink**) 01-24-2008, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Zenas

I see I need a letter of rec. from a church officer. Can I recommend myself?

*Knew that being a deacon had to entail more than getting complained to about the color of the fellowship hall walls*

One of the reasons we ask for a church officer to give a recommendation is so that we have someone local to the student who has spiritual oversight of them. We are not only interested in the academic, but also the spiritual growth of the student. When we get the recommendation from a church officer they are able to follow up with the students education, and we are able to contact that officer if we want to find out what's going on in the student's life at the local level.