Deacon Alison Handcock is the first to respond to my invitation for deacon stories about how your diaconal ministry crosses boundaries. Here is her story: Boundary crossing seems key to me. As a woman in a predominantly male deanery (with Conservative Evangelical/REFORM Area Dean) there are times when crossing the boundaries of tradition, gender and … Continue reading A DEACON CROSSING BOUNDARIES
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Hello fellow deacons. Here's a question for you. Last week I deaconed at the consecration of a woman bishop, and yesterday I deaconed for a friend being priested under alternative oversight. It seems to me that we deacons are real boundary-crossers in so many ways - this is just one of them (I was the … Continue reading DEACONS AS BOUNDARY-CROSSERS: what are your stories?
Find out more about the exciting vocation and ministry which is the #distinctivediaconate. Details: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/deacons-on-the-move-tickets-42469581662?aff=estw
This is such a #diaconal project and a pioneering way of 'doing church'. I wonder how many #distinctivedeacons are already involved in this kind of outreach? Creating Community through the World Cafe Download Vista 30 here Like the rest of Europe, life for asylum seekers in Gloucester, England, is a ‘liminal space’ where they survive and … Continue reading COMMUNITY THROUGH WORLD CAFE
A lively discussion has sprung up on our Facebook page about the indifference of the Church of England, by and large, to its deacons (an ongoing topic!) and the necessity of constantly explaining who we are. I'm relieved that we now have several places where people can find out about 'distinctive' deacons, but what's clear … Continue reading WAIT! WHAT’S A DEACON?
CCS staff Lori Stewart and David Lappano attended the International Anglican-Roman Catholic-Ukrainian Catholic Conference on the Diaconate, Regina, May 10 – 13. Lori Stewart and I recently had the opportunity to travel to Regina to attend an ecumenical ‘Anglican – Roman Catholic – Ukrainian Catholic Conference on the Diaconate’. We knew this would be a … Continue reading Baptised and formed – Ecumenical Conversations on the Diaconate
We're so excited that this is taking place on 27 October at Queen's Foundation College in Birmingham! You're warmly invited to attend, and bring any enquirers, ordinands, vocations advisers and DDOs with you! Please do circulate them all with these details. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/deacons-on-the-move-tickets-42469581662?aff=estw Because we've moved to a bigger venue, more tickets are now available. … Continue reading DEACONS ON THE MOVE! DAY CONFERENCE 27 OCTOBER. Book now!
Deacon Phina Borgeson called on deacons to “exercise leadership in the church’s prophetic activity,... speaking out about injustices and inconsistencies” and protecting God’s created order. In May this year there was an international and ecumenical conference on the diaconate, held at the University of Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada. Canon Deacon Michael Jackson, who acted as conference … Continue reading INTERNATIONAL ECUMENICAL CONFERENCE ON THE DIACONATE: report
Roman Catholic deacon Bill Ditewig agonises over the current state of the Catholic Church, and calls for diaconal ways forward. The reforms we need right now start from that perspective of humility, compassion, and service, and the Church must be one which is in a constant state of reform, renewal and conversion. Back to Basics: … Continue reading A ROMAN CATHOLIC DEACON REFLECTS on ways forward for his embattled church
CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons 