Diaconal Connectionalism is Consistent Presbyterianism

Diaconal Connectionalism is Consistent Presbyterianism

If you read Chapter 9 of the PCA’s “Book of Church Order,” you come across two sections (9-5 and 9-6) about deacons serving on presbytery committees and organizing conferences outside of their local congregations. It seems that few people read far enough to know these provisions exist, or what to make of them when they get there.  I’m a deacon at Good Shepherd Presbyterian Church in Athens, Georgia. Recently my presbytery, Georgia Foothills Pres…