One excellent point that is often never discussed is that if the Jerusalem Church was congregational (rather than a Presbytery of particular churches) is that it becomes kind of silly to think about the 12 apostles needing deacons because they are all given to preaching. That doesn't exactly make for a big load - preaching once every 3 months!

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Fredrick T. Greco
Senior Pastor, Christ Church PCA (Katy, TX)
Christ Church Blog

"The heart is the main thing in true religion...It is the hinge and turning-point in the condition of man's soul. If the heart is alive to God and quickened by the Spirit, the man is a living Christian. If the heart is dead and has not the Spirit, the man is dead before God." (J.C. Ryle)