Lange Zeit waren Diakoninnen und Diakone selbstverständlicher und selbständiger Bestandteil kirchlicher Tradition, bis sie nacheinander wieder verschwanden - die Diakoninnen ersatzlos, die Diakone für 1000 Jahre reduziert auf ein reines Durchgangsstadium zum Priesteramt. Vor diesem Hintergrund spannt der Autor einen Bogen zwischen der Tradition der frühen Gemeinden und der heutigen Praxis. Er entwickelt die diakonale Dimension der Kirche als zentralen Existenzvollzug ihrer selbst und vergewissert sich dieser ekklesiologischen Sicht durch gründliche Analysen des Wortfelds "dienen" im Neuen Testament und in den Zeugnissen der frühen Kirche.
New Canon Law : Postponing Baptism Q. In your article on the new Canon Law for baptism , you mentioned the Christian significance of the name given in Baptism . I always thought that a baptismal name should be a saint's name . Isn't ...
Called to Serve: Essays for Elders and Deacons
The Lord led me to request a letter for December on the topic , “ Courage in Time of Crisis . ” Little did I know that it would be encouragement for what would happen next in his life . Now suffering from congestive heart failure ...
74 J.W. Carroll , B. Hargrove and A.T. Lummis , found that the majority of both men and women entered ministry as the result of a ' call from God ' . Women of the Cloth : a new opportunity for the churches , New York , Harper and Row ...
The Long Diaconate, 1987-1994: Women Deacons and the Delayed Journey to Priesthood
Guide for Deacons
A series of essays which addresses theological, ministerial, canonical, and liturgical issues regarding the ministry of the deacon, as well as the symbols and texts in the ordination liturgy for deacons--Provided by publisher.
... Church does. In his Apostolic Letter on Norms for the Diaconate, Pope Paul VI says that Christ instituted a variety of ... a human element” (LG 8). The Church is complex for being both visible and invisible, for having both divine and ...
This book explores trends in the diaconate as well as current and emerging opportunities and challenges in the ministry.
A basic, essential text for discernment committees and commissions on ministry, and a comprehensive look at the vital ministry of the permanent diaconate in the church today.