Download or read book Many Servants written by Ormonde Plater and published by Cowley Publications. This book was released on 2004-01-25 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this newly updated and revised introduction to the permanent diaconate, Plater includes a history of deacons in the early church, a survey of deacons from the Reformation to the present, stories of modern diaconal ministries, including first-hand accounts, and a discussion of the formation, training, and deployment of deacons. This book is a basic, essential text for discernment committees and commissions on ministry, and a comprehensive look at a vital ministry in the church today.