Diaconal Supervision & Management

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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

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.

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

Diocese of Atlanta

The Ministry of an Archdeacon

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OPEN SPACE NOTES - Archdeacon/Deacon Director's Conferences
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