The Reformed Deacon

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, host David Nakhla talks with two deacons, David Pendergrass,  Covenant Reformed OPC in West Plains, MO, and Greg Harrison, Second Parish OPC, Scarborough, ME, who have, through the Lord's leading, found their professional calling largely based in the ministry...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, host, David Nakhla is joined by deacon John Stahl (Immanuel OPC, Wilmington, DE), deacon John Voss (Covenant OPC, Orland Park, IL) and pastor Adrian Crum (Harvest OPC, Wyoming, MI) to discuss our fist set of listener questions, from Caleb in Phoenix, Arizona, all...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. It's the start of season 4! In this episode, pastor Chris Cashen, Trinity Reformed OPC, Lanham, MD and deacon Tim Hopper, Shiloh OPC, Raleigh, NC, propose and discuss some different ways for deacons to care for their pastors. From forming friendships, to periodic check-ins, t...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, hosts Chris Cashen, a CDM member and pastor of Trinity Reformed Church in Lanham, MD, and Tim Hopper, a CDM member and deacon at Shiloh OPC in Raleigh, NC, welcome guests John Fikkert, Director of the OPC Committee on Ministerial Care, and David Nakhla, Administra...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, the four deacons from Part 1 (John Stahl, Immanuel OPC, Wilmington, DE; Bob Keys, Grace OPC, Columbus, OH; Jared Grigg, Acacia OPC, Manassas, VA; Lynne Hunter, Harvest OPC, Wyoming, MI) continue discussing two more scenarios: a year-long intern is having car troub...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, host John Stahl, deacon at Emmanuel OPC in Wilmington, DE, and member of the CDM, leads a discussion with three fellow deacons: Lynne Hunter from Harvest OPC in Wyoming, Michigan; Bob Keys from Grace OPC in Columbus, Ohio; and Jared Grigg from Acacia OPC in Manass...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode host, Pastor Chris Cashen talks with Elder Jeremy Huntington and Deacon Scott Cormier from Covenant OPC, New Bern, NC to discuss Matthew 15:21-28—where we find Jesus modeling true compassion and how that example can help shape the heart of a deacon.  Chris, Jeremy...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, Rev. Adrian Crum, associate pastor at Harvest OPC in Wyoming, MI sits down with two of his deacons, Lynne Hunter and Cameron Brown to talk about  the why and how of Harvest's newly constructed Elderly Committee or HARPs Group (Harvest Association of Retired P...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, Peter Haines, an elder at Concho Valley OPC in Concho, Arizona talks to two elders—Kris Lehner,  an elder at Immanuel OPC in Medford, NJ and David Drake, an elder at Trinity OPC in Hatboro, PA. Each offer guidance to deacons, based on their expertise in the field...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, Part 2 of "Policies and Procedures", we'll dive into the case of Sam, a candidate with great potential but some rough edges, and discuss the importance of knowing candidates for officers in the church by walking side by side with them. The second sc...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, David Nakhla facilitates part 1 of a discussion of real-life  scenarios with four seasoned deacons: Lynne Hunter, Bob Keys, John Voss, and Doug Vos. As the men discuss, a common thread emerges—a need for diaconates to be prepared with policies and procedures for d...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode OPC minister, Lowell Ivey, joins host David Nakhla, to talk about the importance of ministry to those in prison, specifically to the surprisingly large number who are in the family of God. Lowell talks about the importance of a Reformed approach to prison ministry,...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, Tim Hopper, a deacon at Shiloh OPC in Raleigh, North Carolina, chairman of the Presbytery of the Southeast Diaconal Committee and a member of the OPC Committee on Diaconal Ministries reminds us that being a deacon doesn't stand on its own, but serves as part...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, Rev. Chris Cashen, pastor of Trinity Reformed OPC in Lanham, MD talks with Rev. Adrian Crum, Associate Pastor of Youth and Evangelism at Harvest OPC in Wyoming, Michigan. Chris and Adrian discuss in broad brush fashion the scriptural basis and the theological maze...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode elder Mike Cloy from Landis OPC in Marion, North Carolina and elder Seth Long from Neon Reformed OPC describe what it was like on the ground the days after the devastating flood hit Neon, Kentucky and the surrounding counties in July of 2022. Neon Reformed, a strug...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. Have you ever tried to find the word, "deacon" (or elder for that matter) in the Westminster Standards? If you have, you probably couldn't find it, because it isn't referred to explicitly by name. Does that mean the Standards aren't important for deacons t...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, you'll hear a recording from the Presbytery Diaconal Committee's fifth Summit hosted by the OPC Committees on Diaconal Ministries and Ministerial Care entitled, "Overview of the PDC Mandate and the Role of the CDM". You'll hear from OPC Co...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, Shiloh OPC, Raleigh, NC Deacon and CDM member Tim Hopper welcomes Dr. Jim Newheiser, professor at Reformed Theological Seminary in Charlotte, NC and author of the book, "Money, Debt and Finances: Critical Questions and Answers." Dr. Newheiser says the go...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, Rev. John Shaw, pastor and former OPC general secretary for Home Missions and Church Extension (CHMCE) addresses the OPC Presbytery Diaconal Committee (PDC) members at the recent OPC Presbytery Diaconal Summit (PDS) to share some of the challenges he experienced i...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, The Reformed Deacon producer and long-time OPC deacon's wife, Trish Duggan, hosts two other seasoned OPC deacons' wives, Rachel Engeltjes and Michele Martzke from Bethel OPC in Wheaton, IL. I Timothy 3 gives a clear directive to deacons' wives, so w...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode Tim Hopper, Shiloh OPC, Raleigh, NC deacon and CDM member,  facilitates a discussion with fellow OPC deacons: Bob Keys, a deacon from Grace OPC in Columbus, Ohio, Doug Vos, deacon at Oakland Hills OPC in Farmington Hills, Michigan and John Voss, a deacon Covenant O...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, Rev. John Fikkert, the director of the OPC Committee on Ministerial Care (CMC) addressed the group of Presbytery Diaconal Committee (PDC) members at the recent Presbytery Diaconal Summit (PDS) to thank them for their work with his committee in coming alongside cur...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. Elders and deacons working in conjunction for the good of their flock is of great importance to the health of any local church but the way to go about that is not always well-defined.   In this episode, Rev. Stephen Tracey talks with David Nakhla and Jeffrey Roach, a deacon at Res...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, Rev. Chris Cashen and Rev. Matt Holst explore 2 Kings 4 through the eyes of a deacon. As Matt points out, although this is not an obvious passage for deacons, it does include aspects of diaconal work, like caring for the widow by way of encouraging souls, and prov...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode CDM Administrator David Nakhla talks with former refugee Okuch Ojullo about his time in a refugee camp and how the Lord led him to Himself in amazingly unique and surprising ways. Okuch, born in South Sudan, became a Christian in his early teens. His life was not e...