http://reformeddeacon.com/authors/carl-carlson/ Recent content in Carl Carlson on Readings in the Reformed Diaconate Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us http://reformeddeacon.com/the-spiritual-nature-of-the-office-of-deacon/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://reformeddeacon.com/the-spiritual-nature-of-the-office-of-deacon/ Excerpt The deacon’s fund can be a powerful tool for good or ill, so cash or other assistance cannot be distributed without taking the time to assess the recipient’s level of stewardship. If the potential recipient of the diaconal aid wastes his gifts, the church rightly expects that he will be denied funds that would merely subsidize his misuse. Wisdom here is essential, and who has it but a deacon who has been instilled with biblical stewardship?