Methodist deacon David Clark and Methodist presbyter Maurice Staton have produced an interesting response to the recently published Diaconate in Ecumenical Perspective, edited by Deacon Michael Jackson. Michael says in his foreword to the paper, I note in particular their emphasis on the diaconate’s missional role in building a ‘kingdom community’ (a favourite phrase of … Continue reading TOWARDS A RENEWED DIACONATE
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Recently I posted an article by Canon Deacon Michael Jackson, the longest-serving deacon in Canada, ahead of the international conference on the diaconate in Regina this May. Methodist Deacon David Clark, who has done groundbreaking work on a radically-renewed vision for the diaconate, responded to Deacon Michael's article: I am personally convinced that a renewed … Continue reading THE FUTURE IS DIACONAL