Ep. 290: The finding and function of deacons

How do you find qualified deacons? What do you do when your church has none? What do deacons do? How do you not find deacons?

Brian and Jim answer these questions and more on this episode of Trench Talk.

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(01:36) Setting up the conversation and biblical foundation

(07:36) The importance of the right balance of plurality

(09:55) What do deacons do?

(15:29) How [not] to find deacons

(20:08) How to find deacons

(22:15) Qualifications of deacons

(23:17) Congregational ways to find faithful deacons

(26:25) When you have no qualified deacons

(27:38) Can women be deacons?

(33:42) Final words and prayer