Bible Question: Thank you. Also, can you specifically speak to the question "is the role of the deacon limited to cutting grass, etc" and they are not to be concerned with what happens to the finances of the church, even if things are not being handled ethically? Thanks, again |
Bible Answer: "Deacon" in biblical times may not have meant what it means today, i.e. grunt or peon. If your church is trying to apply biblical principals, it needs to get away from legalistic questions like this (which try to derive doctrine from one or two verses) and instead, address issues through meaningful fellowship, accountability, honesty, openness, trust, corrective discipline and proper lines of authority. In my church, there is a board of directors who oversee the senior pastor. In others, it might be that a bishop oversees the priests. In any case, matters of conscience and integrity must be addressed or the church will be infected and it will spread like leaven in the dough. |