The deacon journeys with seekers, hungry for faith they cannot name. Walk beside them, until they find their rest in Him.
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The deacon is to be a bridge between people and God, between suffering and hope. Take the world seriously. Take God seriously. And help the Church hold them together in prayer.”
“You’ll spend plenty of time outside— on estates, in care homes, with those forgotten. But you are also called inside. To serve the covenant community with tenderness in private, and with leadership in public worship.”
“The deacon is like a rescue ship. Not tied in safe harbour, but out in storm seas. Searching for the battered, the bruised, those close to the rocks. It is not reckless, but it is risky. For that is the way of Christ.”
Though truth be told— we’re all forgeries. Imperfect copies. But God uses us still. Remember this: the stole placed crosswise, diagonal over the heart— that sign is never taken off.
“Deacons are heralds of Christ’s kingdom,” he begins, almost whispering. “Not masters. Not architects. Heralds.
the Son of God teaches us that humility means not clinging to things, things that might even be ours by right. Therefore, for us who are baptized into the life of the Trinity and ordained into the servanthood of Christ, we must be similarly kenotic: no honor, glory, reputation, status.
CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons 