Methodist deacon David Clark shares his vision of a renewed diaconal movement serving the world. He would welcome your comments. Becoming a diaconal church Over the week-end of March 22nd to 24th this year, I was privileged, as a Methodist deacon, to be invited to lead the annual conference of some two dozen distinctive deacons … Continue reading A DIACONAL CHURCH FOR A WORLD ON LIFE SUPPORT
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More about David Clark: David Clark is a Methodist deacon and a member of the Society of Friends. From 1973 - 1990 he was a senior lecturer in community education at Westhill College, Birmingham. During that time he became a leading figure in the Christian Community Movement, establishing the National Centre for Christian Communities and … Continue reading YORK DEACONS’ CONFERENCE: A WEEK TO GO!
Methodist deacon David Clark tells us I became a deacon at 71 – moving into the Methodist Diaconal Order after many years as a Methodist presbyter – because for many years my work had been on the boundary of church and society, in my case in education. [I wonder what that says about the theology … Continue reading FROM PRESBYTER TO DEACON