- Paperback: 78 pages
- Publisher: Church House Publishing (24 Sep 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0715157647
- ISBN-13: 978-0715157640
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 14.6 x 0.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 714,952 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"For Such a Time as This" takes a radical look at the ministry of deacons in the Church. It brings biblical, theological and ecumenical perspecitives to bear on the ministry that many believe has not yet realized its full potential. "Diakonia" is reinterpreted in the light of recent biblical research as fundamental commissioning for ministry - one that expresses the essential nature of the whole Church and underlies all ordained ministry. Deacons are seen as go-between or link persons in the mission space between the Church's liturgy and the needy world. This report of the Working Party of the House of Bishops, set up by the General Synod, also comments on the implications for lay ministry and proposes a concrete "job description" or ministerial profile for a renewed diaconate, one that is not merely transitional to the priesthood. The report argues that the Diaconate comes into its own at times of social change and cultural crisis and that the time is now right to renew the diaconate for the sake of mission.
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An honest look at a perplexing issue, 4 April 2004
By Kerry Walters - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: For Such a Time as This: A Renewed Diaconate in the Church of England (Paperback)
Although a bit repetitious in some places and somewhat obstruse in others (for example, this affirmation of the Pauline doctrine of the Mystical Body [p. 23]: "A trinitarian theology fo the Church will speak of the oneness of the Church not as a homogeneous unity, but as a differentiated oneness of distinctive persons-in-relation who disover their particularity in active relationships of giving and receiving"), this book is an honest attempt to wrestle with a vexing problem. That problem, simply stated, is what to do with the permanent diaconate. Is it a distinctive Holy Order, or is it simply an expression of what all baptized Christians are called to? The authors of this study argue that it is a bona fide Holy Order, and then wrestle with the next obvious question: what is its essential characteristic? The merits of the analysis offered in _For Such Time as This_ are many. The authors point out that one of the strengths of the diaconate is its malleability--its ability to adapt in the face of the changing needs of society and the Church in order to serve as a connection between the Gospel and humanity. This means that the specific ministry associated with the diaconate isn't set in stone. Following the recent philological analysis of "diakonos" performed by J.N. Collins, the authors suggest that this ministry should be understood as "responsible agency on behalf of a person in authority [which involves] the fulfilling of a vital task." (p. 32) Deacons are bearers of a message, ambassadors for Christ, and servants.
But all Christians are called to "diakonos." So what's distinctive about the diaconate? According to the authors, a deacon is a "living icon of Christ," "a sign of what the Church is called to be" who thereby can "model, encourage and coordinate the diaconal ministry of the [entire] people of God." A deacon is "an ecclesial sign, embodying a truth about the whole Church and about all its ministries." (p 36) All Christians, lay as well as ordained, are called to "diakonia." This commission is sacramentally expressed in the Order of deacon.
Much work still remains to be done in order to flesh out this sacramental understanding of the permanent diaconate, to understand what the present-day Church and society most needs from deacons, and to coordinate lay ministry and the diaconate. But _For Such Time as This_, a study commissioned by the Church of England, is a good beginning. Highly recommended for anyone feeling a call to the diaconate.
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