Eastern
Pennsylvania Conference
Board of Ordained Ministry
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The Ministry of the Deacon
The Ordained Deacon in Full Connection:
Those who respond to God's call to lead in service and to equip others for this ministry through teaching, proclamation, and worship and who assist elders in the administration of the sacraments are ordained deacon. (¶303.2 Book of Discipline)
Deacons are Ordained to Word and Service:
Deacons are persons called by God, authorized by the church, and ordained by a bishop to a lifetime ministry of Word and Service to both the community and the congregation in a ministry that connects the two. Deacons exemplify Christian discipleship, create opportunities for others to enter into discipleship. In the world, the deacon seeks to express a ministry of compassion and justice and assists lay persons as they claim their own ministry. In the congregation, the ministry of the deacon is to teach and to form disciples, and to lead worship together with other ordained and lay persons, connecting the needs and hurts of the people with the church. (¶329)
Deacons give leadership in the
Church's life:
• in the teaching and proclamation of the Word
• in worship and in assisting the elders in the administration of the
sacraments of baptism and the Lord's Supper
• in forming and nurturing disciples
• in conducting marriages and burying the dead
• in the congregation's mission to the world and
• in leading the congregation in interpreting the needs, concerns, and
hopes of the world (¶328)
Downloadable Forms/Publications
Appointment of Deacon in Full Connection and Probationary Member in the Deacon Track (Annual Report Form)
Links
Deacons and Diaconal Ministries
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