As a covenanted community, centered in the Word, grounded in the biblical call to diakonia and brought forth by the
ELCA, we seek to encourage and support one another, and partner with others to address the emerging mission and
ministry needs of the church and our world.

As called and consecrated diaconal ministers, we covenant to:

• Be prayerfully centered and rooted in the Word
• Speak the truth in love
• Identify, mentor and assist with discernment and formation of prospective diaconal candidates
• Engage in ongoing spiritual formation, continuing education and formation designed to strengthen the mission and
  ministry of the diaconate
• Partner proactively with the structures of the ELCA, for the purposes of interpreting diaconal ministry and guiding
  its development
• Be in relationship with other diaconal communities both in the ELCA and ecumenically