Empowered by the SpiritDeacons and Ministerial Communion in a Synodal Church\nAuthor(s): Hilmar M. Pabel\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Liturgical Press, United States\nImprint: Liturgical Press\nISBN-13: 9798400802485, 979-8400802485\nSynopsis\nA call to challenge inadequate theories around the hierarchy of the diaconate and priestly ministries.\n\nAre deacon and theologian incompatible terms? Does examining the theology of the diaconate constitute a service to deacons as marginalized ministers? In Empowered by the Spirit, Professor and Deacon Hilmar Pabel seeks to empower the minds and hearts of all members of the church to approach the diaconate with theological gravitas, to locate deacons among the synodal People of God with due theological and sacramental consideration for their ordained ministry.\n\nIn Empowered by the Spirit, Pabel proposes a robust theology of the diaconate to challenge the conceptual and actual marginalization of deacons in the church. The book emphasizes th.