Assertion: deacon | /r/HasProperty | church leaders
Facets:
value: by virtue of his office
type: CAUSE
value: as one
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Deacons are church leaders who have a vital part in the ministry, organization and running of the church body.
text: However, as one who assists the "overseers" of the church and is appointed by the church to fulfill specific ministries, the deacon is by virtue of his office a leader of the church.