Deaconess or Home Missioner: Is This Your Calling?
Discerning your calling?
Are you feeling that God may be calling you to a full-time ministry of love, justice and service? Would the Deaconess or Home Missioner relationship assist you in responding to your call? Or perhaps you know of another woman or man who is looking for a way of using her or his gifts to the glory of God. The information that follows may help you decide this is the path for you.
Discernment Event Participants
Discernment Events
Do you feel that God is calling you but you are not sure where or how God is calling you to serve? Or do you think God is calling you to be a Deaconess but you are not sure what that means or how to go about exploring that option? If these are your questions, the Office of Deaconess and Home Missioner provides a wonderful opportunity for you to have your questions answered by attending a Discernment / Reflection Event.
At least once a year people like yourself who are discerning options for lay mission and ministry come together to explore how they might best answer God's call in their lives. During the Discernment/Reflection Event, active Deaconesses and Home Missioners share their stories regarding how they answered the call to life-time service through the church and what it means to them to be a Deaconess or Home Missioner. The time together also includes worship and Bible study, current and historical information about the Deaconess or Home Missioner relationship, along with time for reflection, questions, and conversation.
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Contact Us
If you are interested in attending the next Discernment / Reflection Event, please contact us for more information at:
Office of Deaconess and Home Missioner
General Board of Global Ministries
Mission Personnel
475 Riverside Drive, Room 320
New York, NY 10115
212-870-3850
Email: deaconess@gbgm-umc.org
