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Resources: Diakonia & Deacon Supervision

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

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
  • 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

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

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

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

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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AED is a membership association of persons and dioceses within The Episcopal Church whose mission is to increase participation and involvement of all baptized persons in Christ's diaconal ministry, especially by promoting and supporting the diaconate.
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