{"product_id":"9781453797983","title":"Deacons: Serving God, Serving God's People","description":"This edition revised May 20, 2013. Deacons: Serving God, Serving God's People looks at the office of deacon in the New Testament. Confusion about the offices in the church can lead to frustration, hindered growth, and a gradual erosion of faithfulness to the Bible. This book helps to alleviate such confusion. Acts 6 is examined closely to see how deacons and elders are to relate together. 1 Timothy 3:8-13 is exposited to see what kind of person should be a deacon and what their role in the church might be. Appendices provide a possible approach to get from identifying to commissioning deacons, and look at deacons in three other traditions. The book is written to be understandable for a broad audience, but is especially applicable to church leaders of all kinds.Daniel Baker (B.A. Kenyon College, M.A. Ashland Theological Seminary) serves as a pastor at Sovereign Grace Church (Apex, NC).","brand":"CreateSpace Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48511301255409,"sku":"9781453797983","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781453797983_p0.jpg?v=1786124758","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453797983","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}