The Synod called for more discussion of whether women should be restored to the diaconate. What would this ministry look like? Could it help to revitalise the Church?
01 February 2024, The Tablet
Recovering the lost treasure of women deacons
The restoration of the diaconate to women will call for heroic self-offering in the face of public incomprehension.
St Phoebe served as a church minister for 20 years after the death of Jesus.
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