Diakonia UCA

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_______. Diakonia Studies (2013)
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The renewal of baptismal identity in the 1979 (Anglican) Prayer made it clear that a call to the work of service is constitutive of Christian baptismal identity, not necessarily of a call to the diaconate. This call is similar to the call of all baptized Christians to be priests in the priesthood of all believers. The deacon, instead, is called to be the icon which focusses the church’s self-regard outward, reminding the baptized of this call and organizing them to do it.

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––––––. John Calvin: On the Diaconate and Liturgical Almsgiving. Geneva: Libraire Droz, 1984.

_______. Diakonia in the Classical Reformed Tradition and Today. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Eerdmans, 1989.

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––––––. ‘Deacons and the Mission of the Church (Unpublished Paper)’. Paper presented at the Ministerial Education Commission National Consultation on Deacon Education, Mt. Martha, Victoria, April 1994.

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––––––. ‘Calvin, Social Justice and Diakonia: A Comparative Perspective’. Seminary Ridge Review 7, no. 2 (2005): 32-50.

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Plater’s seminal work on diaconal theology was influenced by John Collins’s writing in clarifying what deacons are, instead of concentrating on what they do (and cannot do).

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Competencies for Deacons (Anglican)
Worth exploring for the UCA context!
“The competencies describe knowledge, skill, or attitude that the person may attain as a result of formal education, experience, or working in community with peers and mentors. Examples offer ways in which the person may demonstrate that they have attained the competencies. Note that there is not a one-to-one relationship between competencies and the examples. Some examples may represent more than one competency and one competency may relate to one, none or more examples. The intent is not that these competencies and examples become rigid standards. They are to guide formation, self-assessment, discernment and evaluation of those preparing to be ordained deacons. As a guide, the competencies and examples should be adapted to the context and specific call of the individual. It is likely that no individual will master all of the competencies as stated nor demonstrate all of the examples.