http://reformeddeacon.com/tags/denominational-report/ Recent content in Denominational Report on Readings in the Reformed Diaconate Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us http://reformeddeacon.com/office-of-diaconate-in-the-churches/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://reformeddeacon.com/office-of-diaconate-in-the-churches/ Excerpt Since the Scriptures do not provide any other concrete revelation about the general task of the deacons, we conclude that the Word of God teaches that the mandate for the diaconate contains these ingredients as normative: The office of deacon is a particularized and specialized expression of the office of all believers. In their task and calling the deacons demonstrate, model, and teach the Saviour’s love for His own. http://reformeddeacon.com/principles-for-the-ministry-of-mercy/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://reformeddeacon.com/principles-for-the-ministry-of-mercy/ Excerpt Following the example of our Savior, who though He was rich, yet for our sake He became poor, so that we by His poverty might become rich, it is the duty of all saintsto be hospitable and to come to the aid of one another in material things, according totheir various abilities and necessities. The deacons should encourage members of the church to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share in order to provide for those in want, especially those in the household of faith, such provision to include not only monetary gifts or tangible gifts in kind (i. http://reformeddeacon.com/principles-of-diaconal-ministry/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://reformeddeacon.com/principles-of-diaconal-ministry/ Excerpt Diaconal ministry adorns the gospel when it provides tangible evidence of the love of God and of his messengers for the lost of this world. Indeed, in certain circumstances of extreme hardship the ministry of the Word can be virtually unintelligible apart from a ministry of deed. http://reformeddeacon.com/report-of-the-committee-on-women-in-church-office/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://reformeddeacon.com/report-of-the-committee-on-women-in-church-office/ http://reformeddeacon.com/opc-report/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://reformeddeacon.com/opc-report/ Excerpt Para-ecclesiastical relief groups, while serving a crucial purpose at present, should actively implement a practical plan for the transfer of their ministries to churches—either through regular diaconal channels or through diaconal evangelism ministries to unevangelized populations of suffering people. http://reformeddeacon.com/report-of-the-subcommittee-diaconal-ministries/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://reformeddeacon.com/report-of-the-subcommittee-diaconal-ministries/ Excerpt From Scripture, the most effective diaconal ministries are built as the deacons serve as leaders, managers, trainers, and motivators of members of the congregation as they grow in their works of service. This delicate interplay has important implications for the development of works of mercy on the local church, presbytery, and assembly level: ministries are developed most effectively as there is a combination of “grass roots” activity and effective official leadership. http://reformeddeacon.com/report-on-the-diaconate/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://reformeddeacon.com/report-on-the-diaconate/ http://reformeddeacon.com/women-in-office-especially-about-deaconesses/ Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://reformeddeacon.com/women-in-office-especially-about-deaconesses/