Acts 6:2

So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said, “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tab…

A reader contacted me and asked the following question: “Understanding Paul’s instruction for men’s and women’s roles in the church in 1 Timothy, what are your thoughts on women deacons serving the communion elements to the body?” Hmmm. Good question. In today’s culture, a thorny one too. Let’s first define terms.…

What is a church? How might we answer that question? Where should we start? We could start with the word itself. In the New Testament, the word “church” is translated from the Greek word ekklēsia. An old idea that still gets passed around today is that ekklēsia means “called out ones,” given that ek means…

Pastor/elder/presbyter/bishop/overseer/shepherd and minister/evangelist/preacher/teacher and deacon We can see that sometimes the New Testament uses many of the above terms interchangeably and it i……