Can women serve in the office of deacon? Is there reason to believe that the early church may have had female deacons? Andrew and Ben look at 1 Tim 3 and Romans 16 for insight into this topic.

Ben Pate (Ph.D., Biblical Studies - Old Testament), Lead Pastor at Oak Valley Baptist Church in Franklin, TN

For Dr. Pate's Youtube channel visit - https://www.youtube.com/@theologicalsidebars

Andrew Marquez (Ph.D., Biblical Studies - New Testament), Dean of Arizona Campuses for Wayland Baptist University and Executive Pastor of North Swan Baptist Church in Tucson, AZ.

For Dr. Marquez's podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/6GPetXuW2skkfspybhRjPw?si=08dcf71033cc4944

For more information on Oak Valley visit https://www.oakvalleybaptist.org

Visit Oak Valley's Youtube channel to watch live and archived worship services - https://www.youtube.com/@OakValleyBaptistChurch