Where Do Deacons Serve?
Because deacons connect the people of God with the needs of the world, their places of ministry are limitless. Here are but a few:
In congregations
- As part of a team ministry
- Administration
- Music leadership
- Christian education
- Mission outreach
- Pastoral care and visitation
- Life-stage ministries (youth, children, young adults, family, or older adults)
- Business administration
- Evangelism
- Language or culture ministries
A group of churches or district
- Music ministry
- Disaster relief
- Homeless ministry
- Community outreach
- Youth or other life-stage ministry
- Mission strategy
- Rehabilitation ministries
- Counseling
- Parish nursing
Beyond the Congregation
- Community centers
- Schools
- Aged-care facilities
- Counseling
- Hospice-care centers
- Hospitals
- Ministry with the incarcerated
- Industry
- Church-related agencies
- Group homes
- Social justice advocacy organizations
- Disability advocacy
- Legal aid
- Chaplaincy
Denominational Structures
- Annual conference staff (connectional ministries, missions or discipleship strategy, communications, bishop’s assistant, etc.)
- Campus ministry
- Camping ministry
- Denominational agencies