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    A New Testament understanding of servanthood

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    'diakonia of discipleship' 30 is most[...]
    [...]26


    therefore must mean a ' passion for diakonia. ' 31 It is not so
    much a call to humil[...]hting the
    element of care and hospitality within diakonia. A similar
    theme is picked up by Matthew in his[...]ncarnated Christ and we are invited to understand diakonia
    as ' the highest and noblest function and[...]
    [...]embracing a lifestyle committed to
    'diakonia.'


    Something of the very practica[...]
    [...]Louisville: John Knox, 1990).
    Cranfield, C.E.B., "Diakonia in the New Testament," in
    Service in Christ,[...]Gregorios, Paulos Mar, The Meaning and Nature of Diakonia,
    ( Geneva: WCC, 1988).
    Greinacher, N., and Mette, N., Diakonia: The Church for
    Others, (Edinburgh: T[...]
    [...]amentum, 28,4,(1986) 288-
    307.
    McKee, E.A., Diakonia in the Classical Reformed Tradition and[...]
    [...]:
    Liturgical Press, 1988).
    van Klinken, J., Diakonia: Mutual Helping with Justice and
    Com[...]

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    Diakonia