Recommended Reading
Reading Material
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Resources for Deacons: Love Expressed through Mercy Ministries
by Timothy J. Keller (1985)
New Testament Deacon: The Church's Minister of Mercy
by Alexander Strauch (1992)
New Testament Deacon: Study Guide
by Alexander Strauch (1995)
The Ministry of Mercy for Today
by Peter Y. De Jong (2003)
When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor...and Yourself
by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert (2009)
What Is Mercy Ministry? (Basics of the Faith)
by Philip G. Ryken and Noah J. Toly (2013)
Not Just a Soup Kitchen: How Mercy Ministry in the Local Church Transforms Us All
by David S. Apple (2014)
Helping Without Hurting in Short-Term Missions: Leader's Guide
by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert (2014)
Helping Without Hurting in Short-Term Missions: Participant's Guide
by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert (2014)
Ministries of Mercy: The Call of the Jericho Road (3rd Edition)
by Timothy J. Keller (2015)
Helping Without Hurting in Church Benevolence: A Practical Guide to Walking with Low-Income People
by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert (2015)
Seeking Refuge: On the Shores of the Global Refugee Crisis
by Stephan Bauman, Matthew Soerens, and Issam Smeir (2016)
Serving God in a Migrant Crisis: Ministry to People on the Move
by Patrick Johnstone with Dean Merrill (2016)
The Deacon: The Biblical Roots and the Ministry of Mercy Today
by Cornelis Van Dam (2016)
Neighborology: Practicing Compassion as a Way of Life
by David S. Apple (2017)
The Deaconship: A Treatise on the Biblical Office
by John Lorimer (2019)
by Thomas E. Peck
Confessing the Faith: A Reader’s Guide to the Westminster Confession of Faith
by Chad Van Dixhoorn
by Francis R. Beattie
by Jeremiah Burroughs
by D.G. Hart and John R. Muether
by Matthew Henry
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Christian Charity or The Duty of Charity to the Poor, Explained and Enforced
by Jonathan Edwards (1732)
by Stuart Robinson (June 1855)
by James B. Ramsay (April 1859)
by John L. Girardeau (January 1879)
by John L. Girardeau (January 1880)
The Importance of the Office of Deacon
by John L. Girardeau (January 1881)
by John L. Girardeau, Robert L. Dabney, Thomas E. Peck (1884)
by B.B. Warfield (1889)
by R.C. Reed (1903)
Report of the Subcommittee on Diaconal Ministries
Presbyterian Church in America (1978)
The Biblical Foundation of the Diaconate
by George W. Knight III (July 1996)
Principles for the Ministry of Mercy
Adopted by the OP Uganda Mission
Principles of Diaconal Ministry
from the Committee on Diaconal Ministries of the OPC (February 2016)
by Scott Pearce (February 2018)
Two Miles Without a Cloak or Tunic
by Scott Pearce (February 2019)
Ministry of Word and Deed in Karamoja
by Chris Cashen (May 2019)
Protecting Places of Worship: Six Steps to Enhance Security Against Targeted Violence
by the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (May 2023)
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Some Old Testament Roots and Their Continuing Significance: The Task of the Deacon
by Dr. C. Van Dam (January 1992)
(January 1992)
Reforming the Diaconate: Part 1: Defining the Diaconal Task
by William Shishko (April 1992)
Reforming the Diaconate: Part 2: Training Prospective Deacons
by William Shishko (September 1992)
Reforming the Diaconate: Part 3: Putting Principles into Practice
by William Shishko (January 1993)
Pointers for Elders and Deacons: Part 1
Translated from Diakonia (July 1993)
Pointers for Elders and Deacons: Part 2
Translated from Diakonia (October 1993)
Are Deacons Members of the Session?
by R. Dean Anderson (October 1993)
Pointers for Elders and Deacons: Part 3: Deacons
Translated from Diakonia (January 1994)
Do We Need the Ministry of Mercy Today?
by P.Y. De Jong (July 1994)
The Pastoral Wisdom of John Calvin
(July 1994)
The Ministry of Mercy for Today
by Peter de Jong (July 1994)
by Roger Schumurr (January 1995)
A Proposed Job Description for a Deacon
by A.G. Edwards III (January 1995)
The Biblical Qualifications for Deacons: Part 1
by Archibald Alexander Allison (January 1997)
The Biblical Qualifications for Deacons: Part 2
by Archibald Alexander Allison (April 1997)
The Biblical Qualifications for Deacons: Part 3
by Archibald Alexander Allison (July 1997)
Balancing Sensitivity and Stewardship in Diaconal Assistance
by Deacons of Franklin Square OPC (July 1998)
A Training Program for Deacons
by William Shishko (July 2000)
by William Shishko (May 2013)
by Nathan Trice (March 2014)
The Spiritual Nature of the Office of Deacon
by Carl Carlson (August-September 2017)
Christians, Churches, and Public Aid, Part 1 by Rev. David VanDrunen
Christians, Churches, and Public Aid, Part 2 by Rev. David VanDrunen
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by Ron Pearce (March 2010)
by Nathan Trice
by Garrett Miller (June 2014)
by Gregory de Jong (June 2014)
Counting the Cost of Seminary and Other Education
by Jamie Dean (June 2014)
Refugee Relief: Foreign Missions at Home
by Al Tricarico (October 2016)
A Presbyterian Approach to Mercy Ministry
by Nathan Trice (February 2017)
A Servant’s Summit: Deacons as Visitors
by Jamie Dean (February 2019)
Diaconal Wisdom from Diaconal Veterans
by Christopher Sudlow (February 2019)
Reflections on My Service with the CDM
by Lendall Smith (February 2019)
by Nathan Trice (February 2019)
Honoring the Elderly
by Brian De Jong (January 2017) -
A Historical and Biblical Examination of Women Deacons
by Brian M. Schwertley
Reviewed by the Editor of Ordained Servant (July 1998)
Helping Without Hurting in Short-Term Missions: Leader's Guide
by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert
Reviewed by David Nakhla (May 2015)
Not Just a Soup Kitchen: How Mercy Ministry in the Local Church Transforms Us All
by David S. Apple
Reviewed by David Nakhla (July 2015)
Not Just a Soup Kitchen: How Mercy Ministry in the Local Church Transforms Us All
by David S. Apple
Reviewed by the Deacon Board of Grace Reformed OPC, Reedsburg, WI (December 2015)
The Deacon: Biblical Foundations for Today's Ministry of Mercy
by Cornelius Van Dam
Reviewed by Lendall Smith (October 2017)
The Deacon: Biblical Foundations for Today's Ministry of Mercy
by Cornelius Van Dam
Reviewed by David Nakhla (October 2017)
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The Diaconate: God's Office of Temporal Affairs
by C. Nick Willborn (1995)
The Deacon: A Divine Right Office with Divine Uses
by C. Nick Willborn (2009)
The Gospel Work of the Diaconate: A Ministry Proportional in Number
by C. Nick Willborn (2014)
