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I understand deaconess as a role rather than as an office. It comes in two forms, a woman who is unusually gifted in the ability to extend mercy and the wife of a deacon who really needs to have some gifts in this area too. In either case, they need to be working under the authority of the deacons and elders. Having such women in the congregation is especially helpful when needing to assist women (how many of you men really want to help with childbirth issues?) and young children.
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