-(Servant, waiter) -(One charged with the temporal affairs of the local congregation) -Selected by the
people Acts 6:1-6
-Characteristics of 1 Timothy 3:8-13
-The Greek word (diakonos) translated \”deacon\” means servant, and is so translated in Matthew 23:1 1;
John 12:26
-Also translated \”minister,\” Mark 10:43; 1 Corinthians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 3:2