Diaconal Conferences (1)

Previous article in this series: February 1, 2010, p. 203. In treating the office of deacon, we examine yet the subject of diaconal conferences. The term "diaconal conferences" can be used in at least two senses -- a narrower and a broader. Members of Protestant Reformed Churches would more quickly understand the term in the narrower sense -- to refer to occasional meetings sponsored by a particular diaconate, at which speakers give instruction and encouragement to past, present, or...