From Mike Reed with the Diakonia program:

Greetings from the Diakonia Community.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with this lay leadership program, Diakonia is a two-year educational program that teaches, equips and motivates individuals to respond to their baptismal calling to serve Jesus Christ in all aspects of their daily lives through freely-responsible servanthood. 

The Diakonia program was started in the Synod three years ago as a means to train and develop lay persons to assist rostered leaders in doing the work of the local church. Since the program began, 35 students have graduated and are serving their local churches in various ways. Some of you have received a copy of the Diakonia brochure in the mail in the past few days. It was sent as an introduction to the Diakonia program for the Grand Canyon Synod.

Over the next 10 to 14 days, graduates from the Diakonia program will be calling you to ask questions about Lay Leadership. We are interested in how the Diakonia program might help you in your ministry. We pray that will take a few minutes to listen and answer their questions as we work on ways to increase lay leadership in the Synod.

If you would like more information about the Diakonia program, visit our website at www.diakoniaaz.org or send an email to mike@diskoniaaz.org.

We hope this email finds you safe and well!

Thank you.

Mike Reed