Many Servants

In this newly updated and revised introduction to the permanent diaconate Plater includes a history of deacons in the early church a survey of deacons from the Reformation to the present stories of modern diaconal ministries including first-hand accounts and a discussion of the formation training and deployment of deacons. This book is a basic essential text for discernment committees and commissions on ministry and a comprehensive look at a vital ministry in the church today.