I know in many churches the term “deacon” gives the air that these people are somehow “better than” … like they’ve got it all together and always do it right.

But the truth is: any true disciple of the Lord is a deacon of the Church.

The word deacon comes from the Greek:

Deacon = διάκονος (diakonos)

Meaning:

• servant

• attendant

• minister

• one who executes the commands of another

• table-servant → this is why Acts 6 appointed men to “serve tables”

In Scripture, diakonos never meant status.

It never meant rank.

It never meant superiority.

It meant servant.

It meant the one who carries out what the Lord wants done.

It meant the one who waits on others so Jesus is seen.

It meant the one who takes the lowest place to lift others higher.

So if you follow Jesus…

If you obey His Word…

If you serve His people…

If you carry His heart…

Then you are a deacon — not because of a title a church gives you, but because of the posture of your life.

“And in the same way the deacons must be those who are pure and true to their word, not addicted to wine, or with greedy eyes on the contributions. Instead, they must faithfully embrace the mysteries of faith while keeping a clean conscience. And each of them must be found trustworthy according to these standards before they are given the responsibility to minister as servant-leaders without blame.”
‭‭1 Timothy‬ ‭3‬:‭8‬-‭10‬ ‭TPT‬‬