2024年9月13日 · Deacons are to be respected, honest, self-controlled, faithful, and capable of managing their households well. The New Testament suggests both men and women served as deacons, but scholars debate the specific roles and titles, with some interpreting references to include deaconesses.

2020年12月18日 · The Deacon is to visit the sick and needy of the church and prepare necessary matters for church meetings. If a conflict arises within the church, the Deacon is to assist the pastor in easing any tensions or resolving conflict. The province of the church Deacon board has steadily shifted and grown.

A deacon is a member of the diaconate, an office in Christian churches that is generally associated with service of some kind, but which varies among theological and denominational traditions.

2022年1月4日 · Elders and pastors are to “preach the word…reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching” (2 Timothy 4:2), and deacons are to be appointed to take care of everything else. In a modern church, this might include taking on administrative or organizational tasks, ushering, being responsible for building maintenance, or ...

2025年2月20日 · What Do Deacons Do? Deacons cannot hear confessions, anoint the sick or confect the Eucharist. They can perform baptisms, witness and bless marriages and perform funeral rites other than a...

2010年3月31日 · The biblical role of deacons is to take care of the physical and logistical needs of the church so that the elders can concentrate on their primary calling. This distinction is based on the pattern found in Acts 6:1–6. The apostles were …

2024年4月2日 · Deacons are heralds of the Gospel not only within the Church but also in the wider community. They are actively involved in various forms of social ministry, advocating for justice, peace, and the care of creation.

2023年6月5日 · For others, deacons are simply Christians ministering to others in meaningful ways. What is the origin of the deacon? What does the Bible have to say? Should we have deacons in the church today? What Is a Deacon According to Acts 6?

Who is a Deacon? A deacon is an ordained minister of the Catholic Church. There are three groups,or "orders," of ordained ministers in the Church: bishops, p...

2025年1月13日 · deacon, (from Greek diakonos, “helper”), a member of the lowest rank of the threefold Christian ministry (below the presbyter-priest and bishop) or, in various Protestant churches, a lay official, usually ordained, who shares in the ministry and sometimes in the governance of a congregation.