The Reformed Deacon is an interview and discussion podcast created by the Orthodox Presbyterian Church Committee on Diaconal Ministries. The Reformed Deacon exists to strengthen and encourage the brotherhood of reformed deacons in their God-given role of serving the local church. We hope you'll find this podcast to be helpful to you as you serve the Lord in your church. For more information about the OPC Committee on Diaconal Ministries, go to our website: OPCCDM.org. Contact us: mail@thereformeddeacon.org.
Adrian Crum is the associate pastor of youth and evangelism at Harvest OPC in Wyoming, MI, serves on the Presbytery of Michigan and Ontario's Diaconal Committee and the OPC's Committee on Diaconal Ministries (CDM). You'll hear Adrian from time to time on the podcast either hosting or adding his wise counsel as a guest. Adrian and his wife have four children.
David Nakhla is the administrator for the OPC Committee on Diaconal Ministries and often switches between host and guest. You'll hear David read the introduction and outro on each episode. David wears several hats in his work at the OPC, including coordinator for OPC Short-Term Missions and Disaster Response. David is married and has five children.
John Stahl is a deacon at Emmanuel OPC in Wilmington, Delaware, serves on the Presbytery of Philadelphia Diaconal Committee as well as the OPC Committee on Diaconal Ministries. You'll hear John as a host and a guest, lending his many years of diaconal experience to a variety of topics.
Peter Haines is an elder at Concho Valley OPC in Concho, Arizona, serves on the Presbytery of Southern California's Diaconal Committee (as well as the chairman of the Presbytery of Southern California) and on the OPC Committee on Diaconal Ministries. You'll hear Peter hosting and being a guest from time to time on the podcast.
Tim is a deacon at Shiloh OPC in Raleigh, North Carolina, the chairman of the Presbytery of the Southeast Diaconal Committee and a member of the OPC Committee on Diaconal Ministries. Tim serves on the Diaconal Training Subcommittee and the Missionary Deacon Subcommittee of the CDM. You'll hear Tim sharing his years of diaconal wisdom as a host and a guest on The Reformed Deacon podcast. Tim is married and has four children.
Chris Cashen is the pastor of Trinity Reformed OPC in Lanham, Maryland and also serves on the Presbytery of the Mid-Atlantic and as the secretary for the OPC Committee on Diaconal Ministries. Among other times, you'll hear Chris hosting the episodes having to do with doctrine and how it pertains to a deacon's role.