The Ministry of Mercy

The nature of the work of the diaconate is oftentimes misunderstood in the Church of Christ. This misunderstanding is revealed frequently by the members of the church and by the deacons themselves. More than one well-meaning deacon, when seeking out the poor, has received a sharp rebuff from an unjustly irritated member of the church to whom the deacons had offered financial assistance in Christ's name. You see, the unjustly irritated church member was insulted by the fact that these deacons...