Does 1 Timothy 3:11 support the office of deaconess? This article argues that 1 Timothy 3:11 refers to women serving in diaconal ministry but who are not deaconesses.

What should be the role and place of women in church? This article evaluates two approaches, one that has no room for formal woman leadership and the other that puts women as deaconesses. Between the two it shows that the role of women in church can be organized into a third way.

This series of articles continues the discussion of the office of deacons. Looking at 1 Timothy 5:9-10 and 1 Timothy 3:11, this series focuses on how women in the church can support the work of the diaconate. This article gives a historical survey of how these texts were implemented in Reformed churches from the time of the Reformation up to the present.

In this article on the appointment of deacons, the author also gives a historical overview of the office of deacon as well as a discussion on deaconesses.