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Women Leaders in the New Testament： Women in Ministry part 4 01:32:24 – 01:34:24

Mike discusses the origin of the deacon role.

In Acts 6 (Mike says Acts 5 but means 6), seven men are appointed to handle the widows' food ministry so apostles can focus on prayer and teaching. Though they're never called 'deacons' in the passage, Mike thinks they were functionally deacons. The apostles retained prayer (leading prayer) and teaching -- elder-type functions. Everything else falls to deacons: food ministry, hospitality, children's ministry, practical needs, sound/tech, website maintenance, etc. Stephen's role included real leadership. The deacon role has variety.

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Definition of deacon: can mean generic servant or official c

Deacons do whatever is needed as official church representat

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@SimonReye @TWFtrish @ronhenzel @TarienCole The early church still got a few things wrong. It got the Gentiles wrong and needed correction on that several times. In Acts 6, they are just doing what comes natural to them—picking men. You cannot take a...

@SimonReye @TWFtrish @ronhenzel @TarienCole The early church still got a few things wrong. It got the Gentiles wrong and needed correction on that several times. In Acts 6, they are just doing what co

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@Lazicus520 @VoterTrump2024 @smashbaals Two points: 1. The 70 were prior to the church. 2. In the earliest times of the church before the incorporation of Gentiles was clear, the disciples would have defaulted to what they knew previously, so the fac...

@Lazicus520 @VoterTrump2024 @smashbaals Two points: 1. The 70 were prior to the church. 2. In the earliest times of the church before the incorporation of Gentiles was clear, the disciples would have

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Women Leaders in the New Testament： Women in Ministry part 4 @ 01:32:24

2022-04-13