diaconate

n.

（教会中的）执事，助祭之职，助祭们；

Diaconate
Diaconate
Wrestling with the Diaconate
Diakonia and diaconate in the World Council of Churches
John Calvin on the Diaconate and Liturgical Almsgiving. by Elise Anne McKee
Serving God's People: Protestant Women Answer Call to Diaconate
Ordination of Women to the Diaconate in the Eastern Churches: Essays by Cipriano Vagaggini
Geneva Meets Rome: The Development of the French Reformed Diaconate
DISCOURSE ON WOMEN IN THE CLERICAL PROFESSION: THE DIACONATE AND LANGUAGE-GAMES IN THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
[What does the federal government really want? The Diaconate of the German Evangelical Church takes a position]