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Diaconate Programs & Formation
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FORMATION
Diocesan/Provincial Programs
  • ​Academy for Vocational Leadership  Three-year program of preparation leading to the diaconate or the priesthood. With the Dioceses of Eastern Michigan, Michigan and Western Michigan, based on the Iona Initiative.
  • Formation for the Diaconate  Diocese of Connecticut, 2013.  Download.
  • A New Strategy for Diaconal Ministry, Diocese of Northern California, 2015
  • An innovative formation program for busy adults. Download the brochure.
  • Province 1 School for Deacons  Collaborative Deacon Formation. Details.
  • School for Deacons/Center for Learning  Diocese of San Joaquin. More info.
  • Stevenson School for Ministry  Diocese of Central Pennsylvania. Details.
  • Emerging Paradigms of Collaborative Diaconal Formation The Iona Initiative, 2015. Download.
Deacon Formation Fees and Expenses
Created by Archdeacon Sarah Getts, Diocese of Arizona. Nov. 2016. Download. 

Suggestions for Diocesan Deacon Program 
Deacon Edwin F. Hallenbeck, Diocese of Kansas, 2001 and 1986
Useful as historical interest. Download.
ASSESSING COMPETENCIES
The Iona Report: The Diaconate in the Anglican Church of Canada. Download.
Competencies for Deacons, Association for Episcopal Deacons. Download.
Steps Toward Ordination, Diocese of El Camino Real, 2014. Download.
Guidelines for assessing diaconal competence with a portfolio - pg 41-42
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