The report outlines the concerns that many have regarding the use of Deacons in the church. Overall it provides much good Scriptural information regarding how men who preach need to be properly trained and recognized as such by the church at large. The recommendation to address the current concerns by eliminating many Deacons from formal ministry while allowing some of the current Deacons to become Special Ministry Pastors does not address the dilemmas that led to the establishment of Deacon ministry within the LCMS originally. The same dilemmas will result in the use of men other than ordained pastors in many ministry situations. An alternate solution, which will hopefully be seriously considered, is to make Deacons rostered Ministers of Religion - Ordained. This will address the requirement that those who preach have a proper call from a congregation, while continuing to recognize that Deacons serve under the direction of a Pastor as a way of extending his ministry when he is unable to be present. This addresses all the situations that Deacons currently serve in, at the same physical location as their supervising pastor or at a remote location from where the supervising pastor is at the moment.