The Deacon and Deaconess role and responsibilities are vital to the success of the local assembly. Deacons, too, have a crucial role in the life and the health of the local church, but their role is different from the elders’. The biblical role of deacons is to take care of the physical and logistical needs of the church so that the elders can concentrate on their primary calling. Our deacons are learners and teachers of the Word of God as well. They meet the qualification through being born-again believers, trained in the Word of God and administrative gifting. (1 Timothy 3:8–13)