Deacon Supervision & Management

Archdeacons
Resources for those seeking information in developing a job description for Archdeacons. 
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Diocese of Maryland

• Archdeacon for Deacon Formation
• Archdeacon for Deacon Deployment

Diocese of Atlanta

• Archdeacon for Discernment 
• Archdeacon for Diaconal Formation​​
• ​Director of Formation position description

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Deacon Handbooks, by Diocese

• Alabama, Deacon's Handbook, 2017 (Includes Letter of Agreement, Ministry Review)
• Chicago, Handbook for Deacons
• Kansas, Guidelines for the Sacred Order of Deacons, 2008​
• Kootenay, Diaconal Commission, 2012
• Los Angeles, Customary for Deacons, 2013; The Role of the Deacon, 2022
• Maryland, Manual for the Diaconate, 2021
• Milwaukee, Deacon Handbook, 2023
• North Carolina, Role of the Deacon, 2005 
• Northern California, Handbook for Deacons, 2015
• New Westminster, Canada Deacon's Handbook
• Pennsylvania, Resource Guidebook for Deacons, 2019
• Rhode Island, Deacons' Handbook, 2020
• Southern Virginia, A Handbook for Deacons, 2016
• Western New York, Customary for Deacons (Includes Letter of Agreement)
• Western North Carolina, Deacon's Manual  (Includes Archdeacon job description, Deacon's Council job description), 2003​​

 

• The Vocational Diaconate in the Scottish Episcopal Church, 2019

 

• Archdeacons Fund for Diaconal Education, Diocese of Northern California, 2023

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Questions to ask in a Bishop Search
Compiled from AED's Facebook group and the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona's 2018 Bishop Search.

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Deacon Letters of Agreement / Retirement / Annual Report

• Letter of Agreement: Los Angeles, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, San Diego​
• Deacon’s Letter for Retirement/Renewal, Olympia  
• Deacon Annual Report: North Carolina, Montana, Rhode Island, Olympia, Alabama

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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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3 Easy ways to leave a legacy

1. Bequests
2. Qualified Charitable Distribution from your IRA
3. Retirement BeneficiaryDesignation

Read this flyer about making a planned gift to The Fund for the Diaconate, helping deacons today and into the future. Additional information is available from the IRS. ​Questions, or to begin this process, please contact our Executive Director, Deacon Carter Hawley.

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