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A woman cannot become an ordained deacon and there is no such thing as an actually ordained deaconess. In early Christianity there were deaconesses but these women were not ordained, their main role was to baptize (Baptizing especially women since the chest was anointed back then and it would have been bad for men to be assigned to baptizing women). The baptism of the deaconess was valid since lay people can validly baptize [Though it is more preferable for a deacon or priest to ordain]
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Depends on which church you are talking about. Some churches allow women to become deacons.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoNot in the Catholic Church, in the Catholic Church, deacon is the first of the major Orders, all Orders, minor or major are reserved strictly to men.
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No. Deacon is a male term and so a female can not be a deacon.
Steadfastly, a female may become a deaconess - Apostilic Constitutions.
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∙ 9y agoIf you are referring to the Catholic Church, the direct answer is no--only men may be ordained to the clergy. This is also true for other churches who are in full communion with Rome. The Holy Father has definitively ruled that the Church is incapable of ordaining females to the clerical rank.
Several references from the "Catechism of the Catholic Church" pertain:
1536 Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees: episcopate, presbyterate, and diaconate.
1576 Since the sacrament of Holy Orders is the sacrament of the apostolic ministry, it is for the bishops as the successors of the apostles to hand on the "gift of the Spirit," the "apostolic line." Validly ordained bishops, i.e., those who are in the line of apostolic succession, validly confer the three degrees [episcopate (bishop), presbyterate (priest), and diaconate (deacon)] of the sacrament of Holy Orders.
1598 The Church confers the sacrament of Holy Orders only on baptized men (viri), whose suitability for the exercise of the ministry has been duly recognized. Church authority alone has the responsibility and right to call someone to receive the sacrament of Holy Orders.
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∙ 14y agoIn some churches (denominations) women can hold the same offices and perform the same ministries as men: deacons, elders, teachers, pastors and bishops. Other denominations believe that God gave women and men different roles, and restrict women to only certain functions. In some denominations, women are allowed to be "deaconesses," while men are "deacons."
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∙ 10y agoIt depends if the baptist church has been reorganized. If the church follows The Bible "literally" then the churches deacons are all men with one wife and pass a number of criteria set by the scriptures. There are those that do not attend the Baptist church because of the limits on deacons.
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∙ 13y agoNo a Deacon is a man who has only one wife in the bible.
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in a corporate baptist church can deacon also serve as a trustee?
Q: In a corporate baptist church can deacon also serve as a trustee?
Can a divorced man become a Baptist Pastor?
A minister can be divorced and be remarried but it will be examined in his interviews. Baptist churches are autonomous and can make their own decisions about how their church is run. Many Baptist churches will not let a person who is married a second time be a deacon of the church. A deacon is a lay person.
Can a pastor remove a deacon?
A pastor can not remove a deacon in the Baptist church. That is one of the reasons that the requirements for deacons are more stringent than a preachers. A recommendation to the board of deacons to ask a deacon to become inactive is the only recourse.
Why a pastor can not remove a deacon in the batist church?
Baptist churches are democracies. The church elects the deacons after recommendations by the congregation or pastor. The pastor is NOT in control of the church the members are except in Baptist churches that are called "independent" and are not affiliated with a large convection like the General Baptist or Southern Baptist. This is done so the pastor can not take too much control of the church. But the church members can vote to remove a deacon. These types of things are done at business meetings in the church.
Can a single women with no children be a mother of a Baptist church?
Neither a man nor a woman can be a parent of a Baptist church. Only an existing Baptist church can be the "mother" of a new Baptist church.
Can a Muslim woman marry in a baptist church?
No.
Can you become a deacon in the freewill baptist church if you divorce your spouse?
Under current Free Will Baptist doctrine and teachings relevant to Deacons which is referenced to 1st Timothy 3:11-12, the candidate for Deacon cannot be divorced.
Should a baptist church deacon be compensated for maintain church grounds and cleaning the church?
If he purchases something that is needed to accomplish it, then yes. But if it is just compensation for his time/energy, no. It is his duty to the church.
How long must you be a member of a Baptist church before you can be a deacon?
Every Baptist Church has it's own Constitution and bylaws you would have to ask the individual church leaders in the church you go to for this information. Ask for a copy of the churches Constitution and Bylaws the answer will be in there. There is no set time each Baptist church is an entity unto itself and under now governing body like the Catholic church, Baptist churches are democracies run by the people of the church who vote on the rules of offices in the church
Should a baptist deacon be paid to cut the grass or clean the church?
If he purchases something that is needed to accomplish it, then yes. But if it is just compensation for his time/energy, no. It is his duty to the church.
Can a man of the baptist faith marry a woman of the church of christ?
Yes he can.
What is the role of a deacon in the Baptist church?
He can be part of the leadership of the church and is usually always a help to the pastor. A deacon will therefore help with preaching, teaching, assisting elders and special needs people, as well as supervising church functions, and can also usually be found in pastor's meetings to help the pastor make decisions.
