{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name = Deacons |subtopics = [[Bishop]], [[Priest]] |opinion_pieces = {{short_opinions}}* {{ebd}} |}} '''Deacon''' is an English translation of the [[Koine Greek]] word ''diakonos'' found in various places in the [[New Testament]].In some Christian traditions ([[Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Roman Catholicism]], [[Anglican Church|Anglicanism]], [[Methodism]], etc.) a ''deacon'' is a clergy person who usually serves a local church or churches and who has been ordained to a ministry of Word and Service. In other Christian traditions ([[Calvinism|Presbyterianism]], the [[Baptist|Baptists]], etc.), a ''deacon'' is a lay person charged with serving as an administrator in a local church.==Quotes====Links=={{returnto}} [[Christianity]] -> [[Church]] -> [[Church Terms Index]][[Category:Catholic Church]][[Category:Anglican Communion]][[Category:Eastern Orthodox Church]]LOL INTERNET