Community Engagement
Deacons lead and equip the church to get involved in the life of their church’s neighbourhood
Community Engagement
What is Faithful Presence?
Who is our neighbour and how can we listen to our local neighbourhood? What does our impact look like outside of our church building? How can our church be a place full of life – not just on Sundays but from Monday through Saturday? How does our desire to be a faithful presence in our neighbourhood change the vision of our church?
Diaconal Ministries seeks to equip deacons, churches, and ministries to engage with their communities in such a way that they become conduits through which God’s grace, mercy, and justice flow.
We support deacons as they lead and equip their congregations to get involved in the life of the church’s local neighbourhood in order to join the work that God is already doing there.
Diaconal Ministries also helps deacons and congregations move from doing for to walking with. Relief may still be needed, but the long-term goal is dignity, empowerment, and flourishing. This is called Asset-Based ministry.
Community Engagement
Getting Started
The future isn’t just about meeting needs — it’s about uncovering and celebrating the strengths God has already given each individual and collective community. When we start with what’s strong, communities flourish.
Diaconal Ministries Canada can help you put asset-based ministry into action!
Resources
Workshops
Flourishing Together (Online) Cohort: Hands-on training and support for churches ready to embrace Asset-Based Ministry.
Helping Without Harming Workshops: Practical tools for benevolence and poverty response that build dignity.
Community Engagement
Going Deeper - NewGround
God is always at work. He calls churches to follow Him into their communities to share Christ’s transformational love with each and every person.
NewGround empowers deacons and churches to step outside their four walls and join God in what He is already doing in their local community – to break new missional ground, nurturing Spirit-led ideas that bear everlasting fruit.
It’s time to roll up your sleeves and join Him!