I'm thinking today specifically of a passage of scripture in Acts chapter 6,
and it really is at the beginning of the book of Acts chapter 6. It is the place
at which we find the biblical principle of recognizing ordained deacons. Deacons
are the servants of the church, where the pastors are the sometimes the
under-shepherd, I guess you could say. They represent the church when the church
is not gathered, and so they are essentially the leader of the church, but
it's a servant leadership position. So too, the deacons are the servants of the
church, and so you could say that they are the leadership servant position in
a sense. And really these are the only two positions in the church that are
recognized in scripture. A lot of people may differ with me on that, but the
bottom line is these disciples who didn't think it was wise, they step away
from the ministering of the Word to serve in that capacity called deacons. The
deacons then became the servants of the church so that the church could serve
in the way that it should, and that the pastor and pastors could serve in the
way that they should. We are so grateful to have new deacons at New Heights
effective today that we would just love for you to pray with us and pray for the
church during this new time. God bless you.