• Play:
  
  Session 3 Video

• 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?