ECUMENICAL DEACON GROUP OF THE ELCA (EDGE)

www.edgedeacon.org

EDGE became a member group of DOTAC in November of 2018. It was formed following roster changes in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Deacons from all nine regions of the ELCA met in 2018 and 2019 to learn from and connect with each other and discuss the impact this change would have on the Word and Service roster.

A document titled Report and Recommendations of the Entrance Rite was presented to the ELCA Churchwide Assembly in the summer of 2019, and was approved. Deacons in the ELCA are now ordained. Previously, members of what became the Word and Service roster were either commissioned or consecrated.

Chartered in 2018, this growing affinity group invites and encourages all deacons on the Word and Service roster of the church, as well as all candidates for Word and Service, to join. Together, we seek to work with and learn from the many diaconal communities around the world. With our Leadership Team, all members of EDGE strive to keep our membership informed of all DOTAC, DWF, and other opportunities and provide meaningful programming, including ZOOM meetings and other events, that equip deacons to serve most effectively throughout the church and the world.