The Prophetic Aspect of the Deacons’ Work (2) Implementing This Aspect

In our last article we demonstrated that, inasmuch as deacons are required to handle the Word of God, their work has a prophetic aspect to it. That is, deacons may and must teach. In so doing, they do not become pastors, or substitutes for pastors. The deacons are to teach to the extent that their teaching serves their fundamental work, the gathering and disbursing of alms. We now examine in more detail just how the deacons might perform this aspect of their work. Perhaps the most obvious way...