But assuming that a particular local church does have deacons, and assuming that session recognizes the need to delegate to the diaconate, how can delegation by elders to deacons, well, let's first ask, how can it be done badly? And then we'll follow that up with how can it be done well?

I concur with what my brother Jeff was just saying.

I think in Acts 6, you have that dynamic that's so fundamental to the cooperation between the leaders of the church.

In Acts 6, it's apostles becomes elders and with their ministers and the deacons.

It's interesting that the New Testament doesn't have a lot to say with specificity about responsibilities of deacons.

Although mercy ministry is a huge theme in the Bible, Old Testament to New Testament, and Acts 6 makes clear that the elders are especially seeking the assistance of deacons in that area.

But I think that kind of delegation, we're calling it, can be quite broad and could be anything that leadership in the church needs to take care of.

And so what are some of the practical things you've done to bring that to pass? Yeah.