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Summary: Great to use for a deacon's study--overstates case sometimes
Review: Overall, this is a great biblical study dealing with all the passages which address deacons. Strauch stresses the importance of deacons and the need for biblically functioning deacons in any New Testament church. I recommend it for any pastor wanting to train deacons.There are 3 criticisms that I have and anyone who uses the book should be aware of them. 1. Based on the Acts 6 passage, Strauch seems to limit the realm of the deacon to ministering to the poor and needy. It seems that the thrust of Acts 6 is the the deacons really ministered by taking some of the load off of the apostles--in this case it happened to involve ministry to the poor. In modern times, it might involve a whole range of issues that need to be done to free up the elders in a local church. 2. His decisions on when the term "deacon" ("servant") is technical or not seems to depend on preconcieved notions without much discussion. 3. His discussion of the possibility of women deacons seems weak. On one hand he stresses that deacons do not occupy positions of authority (which are reserved for elders) yet on the other seems to indicate that women should not be deacons since they indeed do have authority in the church. Still, I think any evangelical pastor can use this work personally or in a group setting to much benefit.
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Summary: Great to use for a deacon's study--overstates case sometimes
Review: Overall, this is a great biblical study dealing with all the passages which address deacons. Strauch stresses the importance of deacons and the need for biblically functioning deacons in any New Testament church. I recommend it for any pastor wanting to train deacons. There are 3 criticisms that I have and anyone who uses the book should be aware of them. 1. Based on the Acts 6 passage, Strauch seems to limit the realm of the deacon to ministering to the poor and needy. It seems that the thrust of Acts 6 is the the deacons really ministered by taking some of the load off of the apostles--in this case it happened to involve ministry to the poor. In modern times, it might involve a whole range of issues that need to be done to free up the elders in a local church. 2. His decisions on when the term "deacon" ("servant") is technical or not seems to depend on preconcieved notions without much discussion. 3. His discussion of the possibility of women deacons seems weak. On one hand he stresses that deacons do not occupy positions of authority (which are reserved for elders) yet on the other seems to indicate that women should not be deacons since they indeed do have authority in the church. Still, I think any evangelical pastor can use this work personally or in a group setting to much benefit.
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Summary: Deacon's
Review: This book tells what role deacon's should play in church leadership. I think it is a valuable book that every Christian should read.
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Summary: Deacon's
Review: This book tells what role deacon's should play in church leadership. I think it is a valuable book that every Christian should read.
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Summary: Biblical deaconship explained.
Review: This is a good book on the scriptual history and authority of the early church deacons. Through the example of scripture, this book lays out why the early church needed deacons. Be prepared to be challenged and to examine your self in light of the biblical qualifications of deaconship.
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Summary: Biblical deaconship explained.
Review: This is a good book on the scriptual history and authority of the early church deacons. Through the example of scripture, this book lays out why the early church needed deacons. Be prepared to be challenged and to examine your self in light of the biblical qualifications of deaconship.
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