An Entrance Rite Discernment Group, formed at the request of the Church Council, will recommend an entrance rite – consecration or ordination – for the new roster. Word and Service Roster. As deaconesses, we have discerned our call as one that engages people of the church and world together. The previous three lay rosters became the new Roster of Ministers of Word and Service on Jan. 1, 2017.

The earliest deacon of the Bible was Stephen. Find out more about becoming a Deaconess or Deacon. Become. Program Director for the Support of Rostered Ministers Region 3 Candidacy Leadership Manager. The ELCA continues to seek to honor the significance of deacons serving at the intersection of church and world, bringing a sharper focus to the ways the church responds to the needs of people. Our new roster more closely aligns with the global church, providing clarity and empowerment to those the church calls to serve.

As I was discerning my own call to ministry I realized that I felt strongly called to go to the hurting places of the world, to demonstrate the love of Christ to people in ways that created space for transformation and change.

Our distance program is adaptable to your life. As such, Diaconal Ministers are compensated for their service. Peder Johanson Recently, our partner, the Caribbean Synod of the ELCA and the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin sponsored a cultural immersion program.

The Parish Deacon Ministry Encouraging Personal Formation of Christian Disciples. We work in a wide variety of settings, depending on spiritual gifts and training. Synod Deacons are neither rostered nor compensated as deacons. The Parish Deacon Ministry (Revised June 2009) In order to encourage the personal formation of Christian disciples and support the development of creative models for lay leadership in our congregations, the Metropolitan Chicago Synod, ELCA, endorses participation in Parish Deacon Ministries. Rostered deaconesses (called by an ELCA or ELCIC church) and others who are called to the diaconate are called to leadership in the formation, education, and empowerment of the baptized. (Part 1 of 2) By Deacon Vicki Hanrahan with Reflection by Rev.

Synod’s Cultural Immersion Program Was Transformative! The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with about 4 million members in nearly 10,000 congregations across the 50 states, Caribbean and U.S. Virgin Islands. From January 24 to February 1, Director for Evangelical Mission, Rev. Currently active in 11 out of 65 ELCA synods, the program develops dynamic disciples by providing: Rich, theological education; A deepened appreciation of the Bible – dynamic, living and transformational; Clarity in forms of grace-filled service; The Diakonia curriculum consists of twelve courses, with six courses offered each academic year.