Female Deacons in the Early Church

Leading Women, Part 2

St. Phoebe, a mosaic in Guy’s Chapel in south London

This post is part 2 of 3 featuring women who served in official capacities in the early centuries of the church. In part one, we learned about the office of widow. They served alongside deacons and overseers (presbyters) for a time. In Romans 16:1–2, we hear of Phoebe, Paul’s prostatis (financial backe…