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The Bible focuses more upon their character than it does their specific tasks. What are the Christ-like traits of a Deacon?

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- **Christian leaders** ***lead first*** **in their** ***character.***

- **The Bible focuses more upon their** ***character*** **than it does their specific** ***tasks.***

  - Acts 6:1-7
  - 1 Timothy 3:8–13

-  **Christ-Like Traits of a Deacon (Servant/Minister/Ministry Team Leader)**

   - Authentic disciple of Jesus
   - Evidence of Christ’s control in their lives
     - Evidence of Christ-likeness and discipleship in the home 
     - Christ-like interaction with others
     - Self-control (Spirit-Control)
     - Their motivations for leadership (all three warn again greed)

- **1 Timothy 3:11**

  - Wives of deacons 
  - Deaconesses

- **Ephesians 4:11–16**

**Discussion Questions:**

- **Why do deacons need to have these character qualities if all they are doing is serving in a non-teaching capacity?**

- **How do we currently search and select deacons? Should we consider changing the process?**



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