In November, you voted to approve 7 new deacons in our church body. At the beginning of December, we will ordain (set aside) them to this ministry of servant leadership. You have heard me (and others) say that deacons in our church DO NOT make administrative decisions, but serve and fill practical needs. Do not let this distinction convince you that this role is unimportant. In many ways, deacons set the unofficial temperament of a church. As their examples are owned by the c