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You Have Gifts!
If you were asked to name your spiritual gifts, what would you say? The Bible identifies at least twenty spiritual gifts that are distributed by the Spirit throughout the Christian community to enable God’s work to be accomplished.
Diakonia Remixed: Terms for Deacons
Melissa Van Dyk mentioned the results of the Diakonia Remixed survey in her blog post and raised some questions concerning terms for deacons. The task force would like to take the opportunity, in this blog post, to preview some of our work and hear your feedback regarding terms for deacons.
Developing a Community Vision
This book will help you determine whether your church programs adequately recognize and utilize the gifts that God has already placed in the people you serve.
The Diaconate Structure
Provide new deacons with clarity about structure, roles, and responsibilities. Be sure to look for gifts of service and administration as the following excerpt from the Deacon’s Handbook explains.
Ten Ways to Be a Caring Deacon
This two-page resource from Faith Formation Ministries offers ten tips to help deacons care for others, as well as themselves, as they live out their calling and serve their congregation and community through their diaconal ministry.
Diakonia Remixed: Preparing the Church for Larger Ministry
This webinar will examine and discuss the Diakonia Remixed (Office of Deacon Task Force) report to synod, a report that re-visions the diaconal calling and calls for greater participation of deacons in the life of the church, including its major assemblies.
Community Organizing
How does a church organize neighbors to work together toward their common goals? That is the focus of this workbook.
Through God's Eyes, With God's Heart - Building Readiness For Community Ministry
Few churches would say they aren’t interested in sharing God’s heart for their community. This workbook provides those tools and resources that will help you imagine your community the way God sees it.
Stewardship 101
As stewards, we are in charge of everything God has given to us—our money, our time, our talents, our homes, our families—everything!
Community Strengthening
This workbook will help you understand the role of the church in strengthening community, discover what your church’s reputation is in the neighborhood, and more.
Top 10 Ways Deacons Can Help During COVID-19
Deacons exist to act as conduits through which God blesses others. In very practical terms, what does this mean as COVID-19 continues to spread?