Another opportunity for #distinctivedeacons to raise the profile of the diaconate in your diocese! Is your diocese taking part in the Ministry Experience Scheme? A scheme offering young people experience of ministry in Church of England parishes is attracting an increasing number of participants, according to new figures released today. The Ministry Experience Scheme, which … Continue reading MINISTRY EXPERIENCE SCHEME: potential for diaconal vocations
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Kingsley Garth Bolton and Patricia Wood, Readers in the Diocese of York, were ordained (Distinctive) Deacon at St Matthew's Church, Hutton Buscel, on Wednesday 11th April 2018 by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu. They are the first two people to have responded to the Archbishop's invitation to consider whether their ministry is diaconal and to have undergone … Continue reading STOP PRESS: YORK’S FIRST READER DEACONS!
It goes without saying that we should all be constantly on the lookout for those people whom God is calling into some kind of ministry. Tomorrow is Vocations Sunday (I hope lots of deacons are able to preach tomorrow!) and launches the Great Vocations Conversation by the CofE. And of course, it's a great opportunity … Continue reading THE GREAT VOCATIONS CONVERSATION
Towards a Reasoned and Respectful Conversation About Deaconesses by the St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess Board: AnnMarie Mecera, President; Caren Stayer, Ph.D.; Gust Mecera; Teva Regule, Ph.D.; Carrie Frederick Frost, Ph.D.; Helen Theodoropoulos, Ph.D. The St. Phoebe Center for the Deaconess advocates for the reinstitution of the ordained order of deaconesses for the benefit of … Continue reading ORTHODOX DEACONESSES?
Fascinating information on the web about today's commemorated Deaconess: http://anglicanhistory.org/women/gilmore1924/
There's a very wide range of jobs here. I haven't checked every detail, but they look as though they are open to deacons. https://jobs.churchtimes.co.uk/jobs/New-Monastic-Innovator--in-East-Midlands-jn5951 https://jobs.churchtimes.co.uk/jobs/Community-Based-Urban-Evangelists-x-2-in-North-West-jn5955 https://jobs.churchtimes.co.uk/jobs/Chaplain-and-Interfaith-Adviser-in-London-and-Home-Counties-jn5981 https://jobs.churchtimes.co.uk/jobs/Bishop%E2%80%99s-Officer-for-School-Mission-in-East-Anglia-jn5982 https://jobs.churchtimes.co.uk/jobs/Faith-Sharing-Enabler-in-South-West-jn5984 https://jobs.churchtimes.co.uk/jobs/Diocesan-Secretary--in-West-Midlands-jn6005 https://jobs.churchtimes.co.uk/jobs/Lay-Ministry-Officer-in-London-and-Home-Counties-jn5775 https://jobs.churchtimes.co.uk/jobs/Associate-Minister-in-West-Midlands-jn6015 https://jobs.churchtimes.co.uk/jobs/Tutor-in-Theology-in-North-West-jn6018 https://jobs.churchtimes.co.uk/jobs/Tutor-and-Lecturer-in-South-West-jn6028 https://jobs.churchtimes.co.uk/jobs/Mission-and-Ministry-Development-Advisors-in-South-West-jn5926 from https://jobs.churchtimes.co.uk/
For many deacons, coming to the end of curacy is not an issue. Most are Self-Supporting Ministers (SSMs), living in their own houses, and expecting to continue to minister in their own communities. However, this is not the case for everyone. Suppose a deacon wants to move at the end of a curacy? Suppose they … Continue reading DEACONS AT THE END OF CURACY: a locally-supported post?
“The church does not simply have deacons, but is, by its very nature and calling a diaconate. The call of deacons is to motivate and mobilize the congregation for works of service (diakonia).” From: Diakonia Remixed – Task Force report to Synod 2013 How can we encourage this outlook in our own congregations? (https://hdccrc.org/resources/)
Singer-songwriter Stuart Townend wrote this rumbustious version of Matthew 22:1-10. How can we deacons help our churches become more like this?? https://youtu.be/p_k771zhwfs
DIOCESE OF LONDON Part-time Chaplain and Interfaith Adviser (14 hrs/week) to the University of West London. I've taken a look at this, and it doesn't appear to specify a 'priest' - so presumably, deacons with the right experience can apply! Full details here: https://www.london.anglican.org/job/2018/04/22/chaplain-interfaith-adviser-university-west-london/
CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons 