Amongst the Saints in Light: On the Faithfulness of Deacon George Charlton
A letter from 1810 describes the importance and impact a faithful deacon can have on his pastor.
The Three Tables and the Passing of the Flame
Last Christmas Eve, our church, like so many others, held a candlelight Christmas Eve service. We sang and prayed and turned to the Word to hear the good news once again. We took the Lord’s Supper to remember the great work of Christ and to proclaim the coming of the Lord. And then we took …
The Three Tables: A Proposal for the Organization of Deacon Bodies
PDF Version It has been said that the truly great movements in human history come about not as a result of the discovery of new truths but as the result of the rediscovery of old truths. I suspect there is something to that. At the very least the idea should encourage us not to dismiss …
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A Challenge to the First Table
Some have protested the Baptist inclusion of “The Table of the Lord” under the “Three Tables” served by deacons. For example, an 1879 Presbyterian synod report entitled “The Diaconate” seems to take issue with this Baptist practice.
Want to Serve the Poor? Appoint Deacons.
This article’s title is not my own. It was the title of a post written by Andrew Wilson of King’s Church London at the “Think Theology” website.[1] It is a fascinating title and a fascinating piece. In it, Wilson quotes Martin Charlesworth and Natalie Williams from their book, A Church for the Poor. They write: Social action requires leadership …
The Historical Drift of Deacons from and Return of Deacons to “The Table of the Poor”
Jeannine Olson has written1 of the history of deacons in general terms as (a) first a body through whom charity and benevolence were dispensed, (b) then a body that became increasingly associated with church office and, in the Catholic church, a body that became a stepping stone to the priesthood, and (c) a body that, in …
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