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Diaconal Papers & Documents

AED has collected a selection of historic and contemporary papers relating to diaconal history, formation and theology.
Diaconal History
  • What was happening in Nineteenth-Century Germany that ignited Diakonia?, by Susan Wilds McArver, 2007 
  • Historic Documents on the Diaconate, by Deacon Ormonde Plater, 1999. 
  • The Ministry of the Deacon: Anglican-Lutheran Perspectives. Nordic Ecumenical Council. 1999
  • The Diaconate Renewed: Sacrament, Word, and Service, by Deacon Canon Michael Jackson. 2021
Diaconal Programs & Formation
  • Guidelines for Deacon Programs, by Deacon Edwin F. Hallenbeck, 2002
  • Deacons in the Episcopal Church: Guidelines on their selection, training, and ministry, edited by Deacon Ormonde Plater, 1991
Liturgy
  • Music and Deacons, by Deacon Ormonde Plater, 1995
  • Services from the Book of Common Prayer with a Deacon as Officiant, edited and adapted by Justus Van Houten, SSF
  • The Deacon in the Worshipping Community, by Deacon Canon Michael Jackson. 2021
Tools for Diaconal Ministry
  • Growing in Ministry: Formation for Diaconal Service, by Lutheran Deaconess Louise Williams, 1999
  • Deacon as Learner and Mentor for Today's Church, by Deacon John W. Willets, 2005
  • Prophetic Voice of the Deacon, by Deacon Susanne Watson Epting, 2008
  • Lifting up the Servants of God: The Deacon, Servant Ministry, and the Future of the Church, by Thomas Ferguson, 2001
  • Prophetic Diakonia: For the healing of the world. The Lutheran World Federation, 2002
Diaconal Theology
  • Ubuntu:The theology of Archbishop Desmond Tutu, by Deacon Clelia Pinza-Garrity. 2022
  • Gospel Images of Jesus as Deacon: Upsetting the Hierarchies of his Culture, by Osvaldo D. Vena, 2003
  • Formation of Ministering Christians, by Deacon Susanne Watson Epting, 1999
  • The Deacon as Para-Cleric, by Deacon W. Keith McCoy, 1998
  • Baptism and the Ministry of Deacons, by The Rt. Rev. Richard F. Grein, 1987
  • Laos and the Diaconate, by The 1986 Sindicators Meeting, 1999
  • The Renewal of the Diaconate and the Ministry of the Laos, by The Rt. Rev. Richard F. Grein, retired Bishop of New York, 1991
  • What Do We Bless And Why?, by The Rev. Charles Hefling, 2003
  • Are Deacons the Enemy? A sermon, by The Rev. James Lassen-Willems, 1989
  • A View from the Omnivorous Presbyterate, by The Rt. Rev. Jeffrey D. Lee, 1991
  • An Empirical Look at the Ecumenical Diaconate in the United States, by Deacon Benjamin L. Hartley, 2003
  • The Role of the Diaconate and the Unity of the Church, by Richard L. Jeske, Lutheran pastor, 2002
  • Citizens of the World - Servants of Christ, by Maylanne Whittall; North American Association for the Diaconate; 1994
The Diaconate
  • Exodus from Privilege: Reflections on the Diaconate in Acts, by The Rt. Rev. Thomas E. Breidenthal. Published in The Anglican Theological Review, 2013. Shared with permission.
  • Towards a Renewed Diaconate, 2019. Three papers by Deacon Canon D. Michael Jackson 
Ecumenical
  • The Diaconate: Seeking an Ecumenical Consensus, by Deacon Canon D. Michael Jackson. 2021.
  • Diaconate as an Ecumenical Opportunity: The Hanover Report of the Anglican-Lutheran International Commission. Anglican Communion Publications. 1996
  • The shape of things to come, by David Clark, British Methodist Diaconal Order 2020
  • Called to Transformative Action: Ecumenical Diakonia, April 2018.
  • The Diaconate in the Anglican and Lutheran Traditions, by Deacon Canon Michael Jackson. 2022
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  • Home
  • About
    • Mission
    • History >
      • Historic Diaconate
    • Board & Staff
    • Join - AED Membership
    • Donate
    • Members
    • Young Deacons
  • Publications
    • Diakoneo Magazine
    • Deacon Update enews
    • Books >
      • By Deacons
      • Book Reviews
      • By Others
    • Sermons by Deacons
    • Papers & Documents
    • Blogs & Social Media
  • Events
    • A3D Conference
    • Triennial Conferences
    • General Convention
    • International and Ecumenical
  • Resources
    • Resources Outline
    • Deacon Competencies
    • Discernment
    • Formation
    • Diakonia & Deacon Supervision >
      • Supervision & Managmt
      • Deacon Compensation
      • CPG
    • Practical Training >
      • Lifelong Learning
      • Liturgy
    • Deacon Videos
    • Deacon's Cross graphics
    • Ormonde Plater Archive
  • Links
  • Gifts
  • Contact