The Deacons’ Relationship to the Consistory (4) The Consistory Meetings to Which Deacons Are Added

Rev. Kuiper is pastor of the Protestant Reformed Church in Randolph, Wisconsin. Previous article in this series: January, 15, 2008, p. 184. The working relationship of the deacons to the consistory (elders and pastor) is evident, in larger congregations, in the church's council. The council is the body comprised of all officebearers in the congregation (pastors, elders, and deacons), which body undertakes all the work of the congregation that is not specific to any particular office. In our...