{"id":5183,"date":"2010-11-05T10:56:34","date_gmt":"2010-11-05T10:56:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2010\/11\/how-does-your-diocese-stack-up.html"},"modified":"2010-11-05T10:56:34","modified_gmt":"2010-11-05T10:56:34","slug":"how-does-your-diocese-stack-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2010\/11\/how-does-your-diocese-stack-up.html","title":{"rendered":"How does your diocese stack up?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Deacon Bill Ditewig poses some challenging ideas today about how to &#8220;do the diaconate right.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He picks <a href=\"http:\/\/pilgrimsfootsteps.blogspot.com\/2010\/11\/doing-diaconate-right.html\">five hallmarks of good formation:<\/a> <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\n1) Select only those applicants who have the gifts and abilities to be servant-leaders across the whole range of diaconal ministry.<\/p>\n<p>2) Approach the diaconate with the same energy and commitment given to the presbyterate.<\/p>\n<p>3) Recognition by all that the deacon is not a part-time minister.<\/p>\n<p>4) Deacons must be correctly perceived as being ordained for service to the entire diocese, not simply to a parish.<\/p>\n<p>5) There needs to be a solid framework of human, spiritual, intellectual and pastoral dimensions from the moment an applicant enters formation throughout his active ministerial career.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>  What do you think?  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