Theology of the Office

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A Deacon's Personal Library A Reformed Deacon podcast interview with Rev. Dr. C. N. Willborn about books a deacon should have in his personal library. A Treatise of Ruling Elders and Deacons James Guthrie James Guthrie (Leith, 1652) Benefits of a Biblical Diaconate John Lorimer on the various benefits of a biblically functioning diaconate. Biblical Qualifications for Elders and Deacons Archibald Alexander Allison The Committee on Christian Education of the Orthodox Presbyterian Church (1999) Commentary on Acts 6 John Calvin Commentary upon the Acts of the Apostles, on Acts 6:1-6 (1552). Deacons Appointed to Care for the Bodies of Men Jonathan Edwards An ordination sermon on Romans 12:4-8 (1739), in The Works of Jonathan Edwards Online, vol. 52. Deacons as Unifiers Chris Cashen, Tim Hopper New Horizons (2026). Distinction Between the Offices of the Ruling Elder and Deacon Samuel Miller Chapter 10 of The Ruling Elder: The Warrant, Nature, and Duties of the Office of the Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church (1831). God's Gift of Deacons Ronald Pearce New Horizons (2010). Helping Your Congregation Understand a Deacon's Role A Reformed Deacon podcast discussion on helping congregations understand what deacons do. If You Are a Deacon Nathan Trice Ordained Servant (2014). Institutes of the Christian Religion: On Deacons John Calvin Institutes of the Christian Religion 4.3.9 and 4.4.5-9 (1559). Interview with Cornelis Van Dam about "The Deacon" A Reformed Deacon podcast interview with Dr. Cornelis Van Dam about his book The Deacon. Interview with Me on the Reformed Deacon podcast The inaugural episode of The Reformed Deacon podcast: an interview about serving as a deacon at Shiloh OPC in Raleigh, NC. Letter to a New Deacon Words of encouragement and wisdom for a newly ordained deacon. May Deacons Manage the Church's Money? Every NAPARC church order gives its deacons the benevolence funds. The thirteen disagree about everything after that: the general budget, the property, and who holds the checkbook. Quoted exactly, with sources. Mortification of Spin on the Diaconate A Mortification of Spin podcast episode with David Nakhla on diaconal ministry in the OPC. Office of Diaconate in the Churches United Reformed Churches in North America URCNA Study Committee Report (1997). On the Benefits of a Well Functioning Diaconate to the Minister John Lorimer on how deacons support the minister. On the Work of the Deacon Presbyterian Church in the United States Report of the Ad-Interim Committee, Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (1921): 188-191. Presbycast on Deacons A Presbycast podcast episode discussing the diaconate and reformeddeacon.com. Report on the Diaconate John L. Girardeau, Robert L. Dabney, Thomas E. Peck Minutes of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (1884): 283-290. Some Old Testament Roots and Their Continuing Significance Cornelis Van Dam Ordained Servant 1 no. 1 (1992): 14-21. Temporal Wants John Lorimer on Christ's concern for physical needs. The Biblical Foundation of the Diaconate George W. Knight III Ordained Servant 5 no. 3 (1996): 66-68. The Deacon James M. Willson An Inquiry into the Nature, Duties, and Exercise of the Office of the Deacon in the Christian Church (1841). The Deacon R.C. Reed The Union Seminary Magazine 15.2 (1903): 215-224. The Deacon: A Divine Right Office with Divine Uses C. Nick Willborn Confessional Presbyterian Journal 5 (2009): 185-199. The Deacon: The Biblical Roots and the Ministry of Mercy Today Cornelis Van Dam Reformation Heritage Books (2016) The Deaconship James B. Ramsay Southern Presbyterian Review, 12.1 (April 1859): 1-24. The deaconship: a treatise, with suggestions for its revival in the Church of Scotland John G. Lorimer John Johnstone (1842) The Diaconate John L. Girardeau The Southern Presbyterian Review, in three parts: 30 (1879): 1-32; 31 (1880): 117-160; 32 (1881): 191-210. The Diaconate: God's Office of Temporal Affairs C. Nick Willborn Confessing our Hope: Essays in Honor of Morton Howison Smith on His Eightieth Birthday. Southern Presbyterian Press (1995). The Gospel and the Deacon Christopher Hutchinson Grace Covenant PCA Pastor's Papers The Gospel Work of the Diaconate: A Ministry Proportioned in Number C. Nick Willborn Confessional Presbyterian Journal 10 (2014). The Importance of the Office of Deacon John L. Girardeau The Southern Presbyterian Review 32 no. 1 (1881): 1-29. The New Testament Deacon Alexander Strauch Lewis & Roth Publishers (October 1, 1992). The Office of Deacon Stuart Robinson The Presbyterial Critic 1.6 (June 1855): 271-277. The Spiritual Nature of the Office of Deacon Carl Carlson Ordained Servant (2017) The Whole Deacon Patrick Sanders' 2025 PCA General Assembly seminar making the case for the deacon as a full, distinct office. What the NAPARC Church Orders Say the Deacon Is The statement each of the thirteen NAPARC denominations makes, in its own church order or constitution, about the office and work of the deacon. Quoted exactly, with sources.

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