{"id":17649,"date":"2025-11-10T12:32:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T11:32:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/?p=17649"},"modified":"2025-11-17T15:23:58","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T14:23:58","slug":"being-a-diaconal-missionary-congregation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cgk.nl\/en\/diaconaat\/diaconaal-missionair-gemeente-zijn\/","title":{"rendered":"Being a diaconal-missionary congregation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Review of the training evening for new deacons<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

How do you shape the diaconate in your congregation? How can you be of service to the world around you, following Christ? With those questions, nearly twenty deacons met on Tuesday 17 September in the Bethel Church in Veenendaal for the biennial training evening, organised by the Clerical Diaconal Committee (CDC)<\/a> of the Amersfoort classis. It was an evening full of encounter, inspiration and practical tools for the beautiful work of the deacon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mercy, justice and sustainability<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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The meeting focused mainly on newly appointed deacons, but experienced deacons were also welcome. After a welcome with coffee, Ren\u00e9 Hubregtse, diaconal consultant, took those present through the theme of being a diaconal-missionary congregation. Using various Bible passages, he showed that diaconate is inextricably linked to being a congregation. Diaconate means: doing good (mercy), doing justice (righteousness) and caring for creation (sustainability).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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