The Reformed Deacon

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode of The Reformed Deacon, recorded at the 2026 National Diaconal Summit, Rev. Chris Cashen leads a panel discussion with deacons Len Richards, Alexander Patocs, and Rich Duggan for an open conversation about the joys and challenges of diaconal ministry. The men share their experiences with having their faith tested, struggling to show compassion, facing discoura...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode of The Reformed Deacon, host Chris Cashen talks with Rev. Nathan Trice and Deacon Jeff Roach of Resurrection Presbyterian Church in Matthews, North Carolina, about the importance of developing a close and intentional relationship between the session and diaconate. Drawing from Acts 6 and years of serving together, Nathan and Jeff discuss the distinct yet...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode of The Reformed Deacon, recorded at the 2026 National Diaconal Summit, Rev. Danny Olinger, General Secretary of the OPC Committee on Christian Education, takes 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, r...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. This episode is the first in a series featuring recordings from the fifth OPC National Diaconal Summit (NDS), released by the OPC Committee on Diaconal Ministries. In this opening plenary session, Bob Keys became the first deacon actively serving in a local Orthodox Presbyterian Church to address an OPC National Diaconal Summit as a plenary speaker. He introduced a theme that...

What did you think? Text us by clicking here! We are unable to reply on this app, so include phone # or email address. In this episode, guest host Brad Hertzog sits down with OPC CDM Administrator, David Nakhla, Pastor of Presbyterian Church of Cape Cod in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, Chris Cashen, Grace Fellowship, Zeeland, Michigan member, Stephen Majauskas, and OPC missionary, Heero Hacquebord following their recent visit to Kharkiv, Ukraine—just miles from the Russian border. There the...