Deacon Formation

ASSESSING COMPETENCIES

Competencies for Deacons, Association for Episcopal Deacons. Download.
The Iona Report: The Diaconate in the Anglican Church of Canada. 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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CLINICAL PASTORAL EDUCATION

CPE Alternatives

• From the Diocese of Maine, 2006
• From the Diocese of Louisiana, 2010
• ​Alternative CPE OpenSpace notes from AED's 2016 Archdeacon/Deacon Directors' Conference
  

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FORMATION PROGRAMS

By Diocese​ & Province​

• Central Pennsylvania: Deacon Formation is available through the Stevenson School for Ministry
• Connecticut: The ordination process
• Eastern Michigan, Michigan and Western Michigan: Academy for Vocational Leadership. Based on the Iona Initiative.
• Kansas, Nebraska, West Missouri and Western Kansas: Bishop Kemper School for Ministry
• Milwaukee Formation Process
• Northern California: A New Strategy for Diaconal Ministry
• Rhode Island: Deacon Formation
• Texas: Iona School for Ministry
• Province 1 School for Deacons: Collaborative Deacon Formation
• ​The Iona Initiative, 2015. Collaborative Diaconal Formation​
• Virginia and Southwestern Virginia: The St. Phoebe School for Deacons
• West Coast Collaborative: Dioceses of Northern California, San Diego, El Camino Real

Competency-Based Approach to Formation, by Diocese

• Michigan competencies, with Powerpoint slides
• Montana School for Deacons - Courses, Objectives, Competencies; Anglican Spirituality syllabus; Benedictine Spirituality
• Anglican Church of Canada
• The Iona Report, 2016
• ​Theological education for the Anglican Communion

Seminary Programs

• Pathways for Baptismal Living at Bexley Seabury
• ​The Deacons Formation Collaborative - Bexley Seabury. An innovative, flexible program for deacon formation. Meets requirements set by the Association for Episcopal Deacons.

Additional programs listed under Lifelong Learning

Florida Deacon School

• ​Introduction
• ​Orientation
• Module 1: Spiritual Discipline
• Module 2: Practical Training​
• Module 3: Diaconate
• Module 4: Holy Scripture
• Module 5: Church History
• Module 6: Theology
• Module 7: Human Awareness
• Module 8: Pastoral Issues
• Module 9: Internship
• Mentoring newly ordained deacons​
• Sample worship/preaching schedule

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Diaconal Formation Grants
​The Fund for the Diaconate offers grants for eligible postulants and candidates in formation for the diaconate. Grants are for expenses directly related to participation in a diaconal formation program. Details on their website.

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VIDEOS & WEBINARS

Videos

• ​Province 1 School for Deacons Vimeo Channel  Includes: Deacons make a meaningful difference; How do deacons serve?; How do I know I'm called?
• ​AED's Deacon videos, discussing their call and ministry.
• ​Vermont Deacons Tell Their Stories, 2022  Local deacons discuss their roles in the diocese and congregations. Archdeacon Stannard Baker says, “We now understand that the diaconate is an active, prophetic order that leads the church to action in our hurting community and world." 
• Archdeacon Harry Leip, Diocese of Missouri, looks at the ministry of a deacon.  With Deacons Betty Bowen, Paula Kindrick Hartsfield
• ​Deacon Anthony Keller: As That Deacon on YouTube, this series looks at the Diaconal Ordination Process, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. 2022. 

Webinars on the diaconate  -  Episcopal Parish Network (formerly CEEP)

• What's next for deacons, 2022
• The Word and the World: The Preaching Role of Vocational Deacons, 2021
• ​Deacons and the Future of Expanding Ministry, 2021
• Many Servants: Deacons Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow, 2021

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PUBLICATIONS, REFLECTIONS, NEWS

• Interview with postulant Annette Sines, Diocese of Florida, 2022
• Deacons at our Service, Spring 2022 magazine, Diocese of Western Massachusetts​
• The Vocational Diaconate in the Scottish Episcopal Church, 2021

Latino Deacons School: Voices and Opportunities
By the Rev. Yoimel González Hernández, Dean of Latino Deacons’ School, 2020. Read.

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From the 2009 Archdeacon/Deacon Directors' Conference

• Principles Common to Quality Deacon Formation Programs
• Small Group Reports - Deacon Formation that Works
• Formation Scenario Reports

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The Lutheran Diaconate, ELCA

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FEES & EXPENSES

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.