Deacons

Deacon Information Form
Please fill out this form before our first Deacon meeting. The information you provide will help strengthen our ministries at Bethany.
Sections with a red Astrix "*" are required.

Name *

First

Last

Phone Number *

Email *

Spouse's Name *

Present Responsibilities Apart from Being a Deacon *

Hobbies *

When I was asked to be a Deacon, I felt... *

The Christian characteristics a Deacon should have are... *

The most important work a Deacon does is... *

My hope for the Deacons of our church is... *

One thing I will work on in my spiritual life to make me a better Deacon is... *

1 In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Grecian Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. 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 tables. 3 Brothers, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full of the Spirit and wisdom. We will turn this responsibility over to them 4 and will give our attention to prayer and the ministry of the word." 5 This proposal pleased the whole group. They chose Stephen, a man full of faith and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip, Procorus, Nicanor, Timon, Parmenas, and Nicolas from Antioch, a convert to Judaism. 6 They presented these men to the apostles, who prayed and laid their hands on them. 7 So the word of God spread. The number of disciples in Jerusalem increased rapidly, and a large number of priests became obedient to the faith. - Acts 6:1-7

… It seems best to view the deacons as servants who do whatever is necessary to allow the elders to accomplish their God-given calling of shepherding and teaching the church.
- Benjamin L. Merkle, 240.

Let it be remembered that those deacons who have served well acquired for themselves a noble standing. The church will think highly of them because they have performed their tasks in a worthy manner.
- William Hendriksen, New Testament Commentary: Thessalonians, Timothy and Titus, p. 135.

In the Dutch community of Albany, New York, deacons took the lead in giving widows wheat, corn, bread, and peas. The diaconate also ran a “Butcher’s Shop,” the profits of which went to support the poor. The minutes from their diaconal meetings record such gifts in kin as “half a hog,” “a deer,” or “a quarter of a cow.” Within the community there was also a “Poor House” where the homeless could stay overnight and receive food and other supplies.
- Phil Ryken

Deacon Information FormPlease fill out this form before our first Deacon meeting. The information you provide will help strengthen our ministries at Bethany. Sections with a red Astrix "*" are required.

Deacon Information Form
Please fill out this form before our first Deacon meeting. The information you provide will help strengthen our ministries at Bethany.
Sections with a red Astrix "*" are required.