Essays by a New York deacon, sometimes haunting, sometimes enigmatic, sometimes hilarious, on a varied life and busy ordained ministry. Arnold shows us a way to Christian ministry and spirituality that is deep and wide.

Keynote presentations at the 1999 Brazil Conference of DOTAC. Each presentation is translated into English, Portugese, and Spanish.

In very practical and helpful terms, Rosalind Brown explores what it means to be a deacon in today's church. All too often the time spent as a deacon is seen simply as the prelude to priestly ordination. Yet the Bible defines three orders of ministry?deacon, priest, and bishop?each with its own distinctive characteristics and responsibilities. In Being A Deacon Today, Brown explores the three places where deacons minister (the church, the world, and at the margins), the three strands of their ministry (in liturgy, in pastoral care, and as catechists), and the three actions of their ministry (praying, loving, and remembering). This book, excellent for classroom use and for transitional and permanent deacons, will restore a fuller understanding of the diaconal ministry and nurture deacons in their work and spiritual life.

The story of an Episcopal deacon who overcame heroin addiction through his conversion to Jesus Christ, and who went on to found Anchor House Ministries in Auburndale, Florida.

A theological, historical view of servanthood as office in the United Methodist Church.