deaconry
Church assistant's jurisdiction
A deaconry is the office, rank, or tenure of a deacon—a member of the clergy ranking below priest in Christian churches.
The term also refers to the collective body of deacons serving a particular church or diocese: The deaconry met to discuss community outreach programs.
Less commonly, it denotes the residence of a deacon.
Ordained religious office
- vicarageClergy residence
- episcopacyChurch rule by bishops
- episcopateBishops as a body
- chaplaincyReligious guidance service
curacy · pastorate · ordination · ministry · appointment · tenure · consecration · installation
Ordained religious officials collectively
- dioceseBishop's territorial jurisdiction
- parishLocal church community
- synodChurch governing assembly
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
liturgy · altar · chancel · sacristy · sanctuary · sacraments · acolyte · lector
Aid or maintenance
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- almsgivingGiving to the needy
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- outreachProactive community assistance
ministry · visitation · caregiving · benevolence · welfare · relief · distribution · stewardship
Trust without proof
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- prayerAddress to deity
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
- pietySincere religious devotion
holiness · grace · blessing · sanctity · calling · vocation · sacred · humility
Assembled group of worshippers
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
- laityNon-ordained church members
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
- flockAnimals gathered together
faithful · worshipers · believers · assembly · brotherhood · sisterhood · disciples · adherents
priesthood
Ordained religious office
- vicarageClergy residence
- episcopacyChurch rule by bishops
- episcopateBishops as a body
chaplaincy · curacy · pastorate · ordination · ministry · appointment · tenure · consecration · installation · investiture
clergy
Ordained religious officials collectively
vestments · liturgy · altar · chancel · sacristy · sanctuary · sacraments · acolyte · lector · stole
service
Aid or maintenance
- assistanceSupport or aid given
- almsgivingGiving to the needy
- charityVoluntary aid for others
outreach · ministry · visitation · caregiving · benevolence · welfare · relief · distribution · stewardship · administration
faith
Trust without proof
piety · holiness · grace · blessing · sanctity · calling · vocation · sacred · humility · servanthood
congregation
Assembled group of worshippers
- parishionersMembers of local congregation
- laityNon-ordained church members
- fellowshipMutual goodwill among companions
flock · faithful · worshipers · believers · assembly · brotherhood · sisterhood · disciples · adherents · communicants
deaconrypastorate
Clergy member's office
episcopate · bishopric · papacy · priesthood · prelacy
deacon, archdeacon, deaconess, deacons, subdeacon, archdeacons, deaconship