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  1. S

    Presbyterian Polity Answers: The Nature of the Meeting of the Jerusalem Church in which the First Deacons were Ordained

    Acts 6:1-7: Hello brethren, I have a question on scriptural Presbyterian polity. In the above passage, it seems the apostles called "the multitude of the disciples" to nominate the first deacons. What is this multitude? Is this a way to elect deacons, or the only right way to go about it...
  2. Travis Fentiman

    Set Up Help for Friends with Mental Health Episodes

    Do you have a friend with acutely distressing mental health episodes? Churches often have in place a set up to send meals and visitors to post-partum mothers and the sick, and yet supporting persons who suffer from severe mental health episodes (possibly with suicidal ideation) is another great...
  3. Justaguy

    Commissioned Diaconate (men and women)

    Hey, Greetings from a new guy to to the boards. The PCA church I belong to is establishing a Diaconate after many years of not having one, and I have been nominated as one of the candidates. The Session has decided to have a mixed male and female diaconate. While reading the PCA BCO I...
  4. Jonathan95

    Does the office of "Deacon" really exist?

    Reading through the Bible and this forum, I've gotten very confused on the subject of Deacons and Deaconesses. It seems that the Greek word translated deacons (Διακόνους/Diakonous) might as well be translated as "those who serve". Phoebe herself is called a servant using the word...
  5. Eleftheria

    Deacon Training Program?

    I came across the below training program for Deacons and it made me wonder: what if any training do you provide to prospective Deacons prior to ordination? In particular, what training is offered in terms of practical application (i.e. How to "Deac")? Clarification: I am looking at Deacons from...
  6. ahavah7

    A Biblical Argument for Men Only as Deacons

    *Note: This thread grew out of a broader discussion of women deacons and the PCA. You can find that discussion here The above argument boils down to this: The same word always means the same thing. We can think of many words not only in our own language but in the Greek as well for which...
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