We are ordaining two men as deacons of the church today, so this is an appropriate occasion to ask the questions, "What is a deacon?", "What are deacons to do?", "Are deacons needed?, If so, why?" and so forth. Most Christian churches have deacons, but there are some significant differences in their roles and status in various denominations. 

In this message we'll try to answer these questions from what the New Testament tells us about who deacons are and what they are supposed to do.