Cheryl Schatz

Mark,
You said that Phoebe could be just a “servant”, but I would like to draw your attention to the fact that she is a servant “of the church”. As Christians we have been told that the one who is the greatest serves all. Phoebe was one who served the entire church in her work and when she came to the Roman church she was to be honored by them by providing whatever she needed. She is the position of a true leader who is in a position to serve the entire church with her gifts. This is the truest sense of a Deacon.