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__NOTOC__{{Infobox_Contents |topic_name =Deacons |subtopics =Synopsis== Deacon is an English translation of the [[Koine Greek]] word ''diakonos'' found in various places in the [[New Testament]]. In some Christian traditions ([[Eastern OrthodoxyBishop]], [[Roman CatholicismPriest]], [[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. ==Contents=opinion_pieces = {{opinionsshort_opinions}}| {{quotes}} ==Main article==
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'''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.
===Scripture=== ===The Deacon as Clergy=Quotes==
===The Deacon as Laity=Links==
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