Diaconia, or service, is Christ in us in the midst of the world as we act out the love, mercy, grace, and charity God gives to us in Christ amongst one another as he satisfies the needs of our neighbor through us. In the same way that justification and sanctification cannot be separated, faith lives by expressing itself as love in action. The challenge for DORCAS is to faithfully and effectively love and serve the people whom God has set before our eyes by supporting opportunities for diaconia (service).
Deaconess
The office of deaconess is created in Christian freedom to ensure that this work of practical, human serving of need is completed. The diaconal role of women is rightly identified in the context of the life of the church. The service of a deaconess finds expression as she shares the Gospel of Jesus Christ along with acts of human care.
