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Diaconal Supervision & Management

Materials are available for free download or to purchase as indicated. Visit our Links page for a list of dioceses with Deacon-specific pages.
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Deacon handbooks, competencies and discernment processes

One of AED’s board members, Deacon Bob Mummery, is compiling handbooks, competencies and discernment processes for deacons from all dioceses in North America. He hopes to sort, review and summarize the compilation in early 2021. If your Diocese has specific material in pdf format pertaining to the Diaconate (that they’re willing to share), dealing with deacons’ function/ministries, competencies required and their discernment, please forward that material to Bob.

Deacons and the Church Pension Group
  • Clergy Pension Plans - for Deacons too. CPG changes include new eligibility criteria that could benefit deacons who are compensated for their service. 

A series of four columns by AED's Executive Director, Lori Mills-Curran
  • Old Issues, New Info; Nov. 2018
  • The only article you should read; Dec. 2018
  • Why it matters if more deacons are included; Jan. 2019
  • Why I trust CPG to help all deacons; Feb. 2019
​Clergy Deployment Trends: From CPG

Clergy Compensation regarding deacons, Diocese of Vermont
  • ​Amendment to resolution establishing minimum clergy compensation, regarding compensation to deacons​
  • Sample deacon compensation letter
  • Original Resolution establishing minimum clergy compensation for 2020​​

Post Ordination Formation
  • Continuing Formation, Canon III.7 Section 4 (f), Diocese of Maryland
  • Church Pension Group Workshop; as presented during 2015 Archdeacon & Deacon Directors' Conference
  • The Role of the Deacon in the Diocese of North Carolina, 2005
Discretionary Funds
  • Manual of Business Methods in Church Affairs, The Episcopal Church, 2012. Chapter 5 contains detailed info on uses, accounting and tax consequences.
  • Diocese of Northern California, Discretionary Fund practices, 2008
  • Follow the discussion, begun 8.12.15,  on AED's facebook page
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Deacon Jamesetta Hammons was honored for her “outstanding performance and dedication” to patients’ spiritual care by the Augustus F. Hawkins Mental Health Center and for her service to the people of Los Angeles County.

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Video: Deacons: Much More Than Sunday
Follows one day with Deacon Bonnie. Watch.

Deacon Handbooks
  • Deacon Handbook, Diocese of Alabama, 2017 (Includes Letter of Agreement, Ministry Review)
  • Customary for Deacons (Includes Letter of Agreement), Diocese of Western New York
  • Customary for Deacons, Diocese of Chicago, 2015
  • Handbook for Deacons, Diocese of Northern California, 2015
  • Deacons' Handbook, Diocese of Rhode Island, 2015
  • Customary for Deacons, Diocese of Los Angeles, 2013
  • Guidelines for the Sacred Order of Deacons, Diocese of Kansas, 2008
  • Role of the Deacon, Diocese of North Carolina, 2005
  • Deacon's Handbook, Diocese of New Westminster, Canada
  • Deacon's Manual  (Includes Archdeacon job description, Deacon's Council job description), Diocese of Western North Carolina, 2003
Deacon Letters of Agreement, Letters of Retirement/Renewal, Annual Report
  • Letter of Agreement, Dioceses of Los Angeles, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, San Diego​
  • Deacon’s Letter for Retirement/Renewal, Diocese of Olympia 
  • Deacon Annual Report, Dioceses of North Carolina, Montana, Rhode Island, Olympia

Archdeacons
Job Descriptions: Resources and suggestions for those seeking information in developing a job description for Archdeacons. Free downloads.
Diocese of Maryland
  • Archdeacon for Deacon Formation
  • Archdeacon for Deacon Deployment
Diocese of Atlanta
  • The Ministry of an Archdeacon
  • Diaconate Programs & Formation​
  • ​​Vocational Development & Lifelong Learning
  • ​Continuing Education​
  • Diaconal Supervision and Management
  • Liturgical Resources for Deacons
  • Diaconal History
  • Diaconal Theology​
  • Tools for Diaconal Ministry
  • Monographs and Working Papers
  • Archdeacon/Deacon Directors' Conf. Notes
  • ​Videos
  • Archived News
  • Deacon's Cross Graphic

By becoming a member of AED you enable us to provide these and other valuable diaconal resources. Thank you.

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AED is a membership funded association of persons and dioceses within The Episcopal Church whose mission is to increase participation and involvement of all baptized persons in Christ's diaconal ministry, especially by promoting and supporting the diaconate.
Association for Episcopal Deacons 
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Westborough, MA 01581-6516
Phone: (508) 873-1881
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