CIVIL SOCIETY
Partnerships
Political
Professional
Like Minded Groups
Popular Groups
Media
People for whom and with we are working, are they seen as partners or beneficiaries
Diakonia in mixed model of welfare
Diakonia as: specialised institution and movement,
as Christian, as Church
Ethical challenges
- protection of life
- biomedical research
- multi-faith working on ethical issues
Deaconate
Visibility
"Quality of life" means:
Participation/Access in/to:
Society
Education
Health
Communication
Politics
as a possibility for all
Authenticity not dependency
Common strategy for institutional and parish Diaconia
To develop common European standards we propose a
European Diaconal Academy
Mandate and motivation
Samaritan Example , Diaconia is the acting of God
Organised reaction to heal and prevent wounds in people and society
Prophetic voice
_ Theology as a tool
Contextuality
Continual re-evaluation and reconstruction
Testing its value in practice and encounter
VISION AND STRATEGIES
Issues and methods vary from one country to another
Agenda setting and issue raising
Use of media wisely
- Advocacy
- Go between, messenger
- Authority to act and to say
- Mutual support across borders