9Marks: DEACONS

How Can Deacons Mobilize Service in a Church? Deacons are essential to church health—yet there is no clear consensus about their biblical job description. In Deacons: How They Serve and Strengthen the Church, Matt Smethurst makes the case that they are model servants called to meet tangible needs, organize and mobilize service, preserve the unity of the flock, support the ministry of the elders, and further the mission of the church. Relying on Scripture to clear the confusion, Smethurst details—in an engaging and practical way—how deacons can be deployed as healthy models of service to help congregations flourish