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New Resources

Exegesis (Acts 6:1-7)
by Richard Niell Donovan
Snapshots of a Growing Church
by Dennis Hamm, SJ
Deacons
by John Kavanaugh, SJ
Waiting on Tables and on the Lord
by Eleonore Stump

Resources from 2025

Stephen's Witness
Narrative Podcast with Rolf Jacobson, Lois Malcolm and Jennifer Pietz
Acts of the Spirit
by Gregory Rawn
Stephen's Witness
by Katherine Shaner
Commentary (Acts 6:1-15)
by Nathan Williams

Resources from 2014 to 2024

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Easter 3 (Narrative)(2021)
by Margaret Aymer
Narrative Commentary (2017)
by Eric Barreto
And Now for Something Completely Different
by Sharron Blezard
Conflict and Resolution
by Kathy Donley
Stephen and Church Politics (Narrative)
by Marci Glass
St. Stephen
Poem by Malcolm Guite
Stephen's Witness
Podcast with Rolf Jacobson, Kathryn Schifferdecker and Matt Skinner
Which Prophets Are We Stoning?
by C. M. Kolwey
Body Building
from Presentation Ministries
The Acts of the Spirit
by Gregory Rawn
Greek Widows Matter and the Witness of Stephen
by David Russell
Being Small and Being Great in the Service of the Lord
by Eleonore Stump
St. Stephen and King Herod
Poem by an Unknown Medieval Poet
Lectionary Commentary (Proper 5)(2021)
by Nathan Williams

Resources from the Archives

What Is A Deacon Anyway?
by Mark Adams
Community Reconsidered
by Craig Anderson
The Birth of the Diaconate
by Larry Broding
Practicing Resurrection: Healing
by Amy Butler
Good Old Days?
by Isidore Clark, OP
Solving Problems In the Power of the Spirit
by James Davis
Waiting on the Widows
by Robert Deffinbaugh
The Church on Fire
by A. Katherine Grieb
The Blood of the Martyrs
by Bob Henderson
The Ministry of Deacons
by Al Lazaga
The Priority of Preaching
by P. G. Mathew
The Office of Deacon
by James McCullen
Problem Solved
by Leo Murray, SJ
Serving Widows, Preaching the Word and Winning Priests
by John Piper
Body Building
from Presentation Ministries
The Complaint Department
from Presentation Ministries
The Temptation to Do Good
from Presentation Ministries
Studies in Acts (Acts 6:1-7)
by Robert Rayburn
The Ministry of the Word
by Kim Riddlebarger
Magical Thinking or Intimate Conversation?
by Jerry Scott
Handling Dissension
by Ray C. Stedman
What More Can He Say?
by Ray C. Stedman
The Man God Used
by Geoff Thomas
Who, Me?
by Joanne Whitt
A Conspiracy of Interruptions
by David Wilkerson

Children's Resources

The Choosing of the Seven
by Donald Crownover
Tea Set
Video with John Stevens
Activity Book, Memory Game
Video with John Stevens
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Lectionary Links (Narrative)(Easter 3)(2017)
from Union Presbyterian Seminary

The Classics

Commentary (Acts 6)
by David Brown
They Were Cut To the Heart
by John Chrysostom
Commentary (Acts 6)
by Adam Clarke
Synopsis (Acts 6)
by John Nelson Darby
Exposition (Acts 6)
by John Gill
Commentary (Complete)(Acts 6)
by Matthew Henry
Commentary (Concise)(Acts 6)
by Matthew Henry
Stephen Seized and Called Before the Sanhedrin
by B. W. Johnson
Commentary (Acts 6)
by J. W. McGarvey and Philip Y. Pendleton
Word Pictures (Acts 6:1)
by A. T. Robertson
The Good Earnests of Great Success
by Charles Spurgeon
Notes (Acts 6)
by John Wesley

Recursos en Español

Los Diáconos
por John Kavanaugh, SJ

Currently Unavailable

Stephen, the Messiah's Witness
by Timothy Adkins
Easter 5A (2020) and Week Following
by Elaine Ireland