Description: In this highly useful book, Earl S. Johnson, Jr. explores the role of the deacon in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The author explains the freedom for churches to define the roles of deacons while also supplying many helpful suggestions. Johnson examines the ministry as it is described in sections of the Book of Order and analyzes how the...
Brief description:
Earl S.
Johnson, Jr., is an adjunct professor of religion at Siena College and
a regular columnist for Presbyterian Outlook. Now retired, he was
previously Pastor of First Presbyterian Church in Johnstown, New York. He is
the author of several books, including Selected to Serve, Second Edition, The
Presbyterian Deacon, The Presbyterian Trustee, and Witness without
Parallel: Eight Biblical Texts That Make Us Presbyterian.