The History Diaconate and the Call to Service Religion Essay
The textbook section is objective, fair and critical. Critical in the sense of a truthful and complete view of the diaconate in history, as it is today, and what it could grow into. But the book is also steeped in faith and hope. I hope that the diaconate can grow and flourish, not only in numbers, but also in substance, in fulfilling the role. The diaconate in history: The ministry of the Church, modeled on Christ, arose from the needs of the community. When the Hellenists in the early Church complained that their widows were being neglected in the daily distribution of food, the apostles realized that they could not both listen to the word of God and serve the tables. A In the context of the Catholic Church, the diaconate is one of three groups or orders of ordained ministers in the Catholic Church. The other two are priests and bishops. Note that all priests and bishops are also deacons, but not all deacons are priests and bishops. When we talk about deacons, we are generally talking about deacons. In addition to our ongoing series on Christian vocation, Rev. Canon Rebecca Swyer writes about the distinctive diaconate. Mthr Rebecca is a Distinguished Deacon and Director for Apostolic Life in the Diocese of Chichester. There are two scenarios that are regularly experienced by discerning deacons. First a priest helps put away a few chairs or does a,