Deacon Gerrie has given permission for extracts from her correspondence with her bishop to be posted here. The paper she refers to is one circulated by Bishop Pete Wilcox (Sheffield). Gerrie responds: Some suggestions made in the paper are obviously beyond our control, particularly the issue of Stipends for Distinctive Deacons. Whilst I appreciate that … Continue reading RENEWING OUR DIACONATE: FROM A LETTER TO MY BISHOP by Deacon Gerrie Sturgeon
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Deacon Ben Bradshaw has recently had this excellent article published in New Directions. I am very grateful to him for permission to post it here. I have put some of his points in bold type. Exploring the origins of the diaconate and considering its future By Fr Ben Bradshaw Deacon and Chaplain to the Bishop … Continue reading BISHOP’S DEACON: Ben Bradshaw considers the origins and potential of the diaconate
From early 2017 to mid 2018, the diaconate steering group for Deacon Jessica Foster (comprising Paula Gooder [chair]; Martin Stephenson; Richard Sudworth and Jessica Foster*] met together to reflect on Jessica’s vocation as a deacon. Inevitably the group wanted to do this particular reflection in the light and context of a wider reflection on the … Continue reading LOOKING FORWARD TO A THRIVING DIACONATE
CofE Network of Distinctive Deacons 