The Status of the Deacon (1)

A consistory of one of our Protestant Reformed churches sent me the following question: "Wat is de positie van een diaken in verband met de kerkeraad?" Translated the question reads: "What is the position of the deacon in relation to the consistory?" Let us see. In- Scripture each office had its own name. Scripture speaks of the office of deacon and of the office of elder. From this it follows that each office is constituted of specific tasks. As the name episcopate, "opziener," (the name the...