Deacon



Contents

Introduction3

The deacon in the Bible and in the history of Christianity4

Transitional Deacon5

Permanent Deacon6

Functions of deacons6

Vestments own Deacon7

Deacons in the New Testament7

Limitations deacons8

Specific duties of deacons9

Deacon

Introduction

A deacon is considered a server, a cleric or ecclesiastical minister, whose qualifications and functions show variations according to the different branches of Christianity. In Churches Catholic, Coptic and Orthodox thus refers to one who has received the lowest grade of sacrament of Holy Orders for the imposition of the hands of Bishop, and therefore is considered sacramental image of Christ server, under the Holy Scripture that specifies: "For the Son of man came not to be served but to serve, and to give His life a ransom for many" (Mark 10:45).

When someone enters an Adventist, he discovers the men and women called deacons or deaconesses. Share their comings and goings in the Church, they are perceived as bailiffs order, security, or as people responsible for placing people entering the chapel.

After some time spent in the Church, we realize that they are appointed to serve and that their task revolves around the collection, cleaning, household, parking management and preparing cabins for the baptized. And privilege, those who are dedicated can make the distribution of the bread and juice of the vine during the celebration of the Lord's Supper quarterly. In most cases, the current practice of Adventist diaconate is limited to those some aspects, although some federations are responsible to train deacons and deaconesses appointed, especially the new ones.

Today, finding members to be appointed to the office of deacon becomes approach more difficult. Indeed, many are reluctant to accept this function because of the image they have bonded. Others refuse for fear of being locked in type of operation and limiting wonder what are the real tasks diaconate. Its current practice leads many to regard it as a function disempowering. So much so that elders who are no longer depending refuse to be a deacon.

It a misunderstanding of the origin of this function, it is, or what it is exactly? Unless this is a refusal accept the practice as it is realized in the operation of the Adventist Church? Faced with all these questions, can we say that his practice in the Adventist Church current is not biblical? Maybe she changed over time? Or decreased? Where querying its true practice in the ecclesial life of the community. Thus the choice of the theme of this biblical teaching and memory function deacon in the Adventist Church he opens avenues of research that can understand the original practice of the diaconate, his experiences in the Church over the centuries and that the Adventist Church has made since its inception until today. We feel personally affected by how the diaconate is practice today.

The deacon in the Bible and in the history of Christianity

The book of the Acts of the Apostles, dating from 60-70 AD, tells the constitution by the Apostles of which could be considered the first seven deacons of the Church of Jerusalem. This text is discussed, because most of the theologians of today do not recognize the "institution of seven" the institution of the diaconate as ...