deaconship
Clergy service role
Deaconship is the office, position, or tenure of a deacon—a clergy member ranking below a priest in Christian churches, or a lay officer handling practical church affairs in Protestant congregations.
His deaconship lasted twelve years before he was ordained as a priest.
Clergy appointment ceremony
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- installationProcess of putting in
- tenureProtected employment status
duties · responsibilities · ecclesiastical · canonical · diocese · parish · synod · episcopate
Trust without proof
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- pietySincere religious devotion
- prayerAddress to deity
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
holiness · calling · vocation · sanctity · blessing · grace · discipleship · ordination
Ordained religious officials collectively
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- priestOne who performs sacraments
- elderSenior figure of authority
- ministerReligious leader or serve
rector · vicar · curate · chaplain · pastor · canon · prelate · churchwarden
Clergy's work or state department
- outreachProactive community assistance
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- almsgivingGiving to the needy
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
compassion · assistance · aid · visitation · caring · relief · welfare · congregation
ordination
Clergy appointment ceremony
- vestmentsCeremonial religious attire
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- installationProcess of putting in
tenure · duties · responsibilities · ecclesiastical · canonical · diocese · parish · synod · episcopate · prelature
faith
Trust without proof
worship · holiness · calling · vocation · sanctity · blessing · grace · discipleship · ordination · sacred
clergy
Ordained religious officials collectively
minister · rector · vicar · curate · chaplain · pastor · canon · prelate · churchwarden · acolyte
ministry
Clergy's work or state department
- outreachProactive community assistance
- charityVoluntary aid for others
- almsgivingGiving to the needy
benevolence · compassion · assistance · aid · visitation · caring · relief · welfare · congregation · fellowship
deaconshippriesthood
Ordained religious office
papacy · bishopric · episcopate · archbishopric · cardinalate