Deacons

How They Serve and Strengthen the Church

De: Matt Smethurst

Narrado por: Bob Souer

How can deacons mobilize service in the Church?

Deacons are essential to a church’s health — yet confusion abounds regarding their biblical job description. What’s their God-given role in a local congregation and how do they relate to the church’s overall mission?

In this short audiobook, Matt Smethurst makes the case that deacons are model servants called to meet tangible needs, organize and mobilize acts of service, preserve the unity of the flock, and support the ministry of the elders. Clearing away common misconceptions, Smethurst offers practical guidance for deploying deacons and helping churches to flourish.

©2021 Matt Smethurst (P)2021 Crossway

Encouraging

This was an excellent treatment on the subject of Biblical deacons. I appreciated the dependence on Scripture and the wise and practical applications toward ministry.

Solid Resource!

Excellent and fair teaching in the subject. I appreciate the clear teaching even when presenting apposing views.

Very good.

I appreciated that the author included different arguments regarding Deacons. Thorough little book. Thank you

Great Explanation of Deacons

I enjoyed how this book went through the history and meaning of deacons in the church. A must read for anyone becoming a deacon or interested in a deacon’s role.

Great review of Deacons in the church!

Helpful to train church Deacons, to remind us what we should/should not be, and how to best serve God in this role. Great. Thank you all for this information and guiding us to serve the Lord better.

excellent audiobook to pair with an excellent tutorial on deacons

if you don't have time to read a tiny book, or you just don't like reading actual books, no judgment. I'm with you.

this book is an excellent companion with the physical book. so good. is this audiobook, that I went to buy the physical book because of it for reference.

this is an amazing book on what deacons are, how deacons can be formed or act or interact, and how deacons should not run. I highly recommend it. it has been extremely helpful.

Awesome teaching and information for better understanding of the office of Deacon

Awesome teaching and information for better understanding of the office of Deacon. I worked recommend this book to all who desire an understanding of what it is to be a servant of the Lord; not just Deacon.

Prevalent biases

As in almost everything we take our worldview and bias into how we speak, write, listen and think. I attempted to suspend my own biases as I listened and journaled through this presentation. In the appendix, although the author presented his bias, he non the less tried to present biblical evidence for one point of view to immediately double talk and try to use the same text to counter any opposition to his understanding and teaching.
Although he tries to humbly leave room for grace at the end I discerned his statements seem shallow following the immediately preceding conclusion.
This book contains a bit of leaven