FEATURE

In this special episode of The Reformed Deacon, recorded at the fifth National Diaconal Summit, Rev. Danny Olinger, General Secretary of the OPC Committee on Christian Education, takes listeners on a whirlwind tour through nearly ninety years of diaconal ministry in the Orthodox Presbyterian Church.

From caring for struggling pastors and families during the Great Depression to disaster response, refugee ministry, foreign missions, and short-term missions, Olinger shares stories of how the Lord has used deacons and congregations to meet needs throughout the OPC’s history. He also traces the development of the Committee on Diaconal Ministries and the church’s ongoing commitment to keeping Word and deed together.

Olinger brings the history back to where diaconal ministry begins—the local church—and encourages today’s church to “pray for the next generation of deacons,” encourage young men in service, and “give your hearts away.”

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