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  • Who Are God’s Ministers Today?
    The Watchtower—2000 | November 15
    • 3, 4. (a) How do individuals in Christendom become ministers? (b) Who is considered a minister in Christendom, and why are things different among Jehovah’s Witnesses?

      3 The clergy claim to be ministers (from minister, a Latin translation of di·aʹko·nos, “servant”).a

  • Who Are God’s Ministers Today?
    The Watchtower—2000 | November 15
    • a The Greek word di·aʹko·nos is the source of the word “deacon,” an official in the church. In churches where women can be deacons, they might be called deaconesses.

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