Servant leadership, structural clarity, and the governance disciplines that make a deacon ministry last.
A deacon ministry begins with good intentions and often drifts without clear structure, unclear scope, blurred lines with staff and volunteers, and no defined relationship to the church's governing bodies.
Our free summary covers how to start a deacon ministry on a foundation that holds, with the structural decisions worth making before the first deacon is appointed.
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Pastors, boards, church planters, and administrators of churches and ministry organizations working through the topics on this page.
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