Archdeacons provide leadership, support and pastoral care across the diocese. Working closely with the bishop, they strengthen the ministry of deacons and help ensure that the Church’s mission is faithfully lived out in congregations and communities throughout Central Florida.
Key areas of their work include guiding and equipping those called to servant ministry, fostering connection among clergy and lay leaders, and supporting the discernment and formation of deacons. Archdeacons also serve as a bridge between worship and service, inspiring faithful action in everyday life.
The Ven. Julie Altenbach and the Ven. John Ray Motis currently serve as archdeacons for the Diocese of Central Florida.
This resource helps leadership and congregations ensure a safe environment for their members.
This resource helps leadership and congregations ensure a safe environment for their members.
This resource helps leadership and congregations ensure a safe environment for their members.
The Diocese of Central Florida is now using Praesidium Academy’s “Safe Church, Safe Communities” abuse prevention training curriculum. Each church or school in the diocese must appoint one administrator. This resource is for new and current administrators.
These foundational documents govern our life as a diocese and as individual congregations within the diocese.
These foundational documents govern our life as a diocese and as individual congregations within the diocese.
These foundational documents govern our life as a diocese and as individual congregations within the diocese.
To apply for the Diaconate, please complete this document and follow the included instructions on submitting it to the Diocesan Discernment Team.
This document must accompany applications for the Diaconate.
This plan is to serve as a broad guide for preparations for and responses to disasters.
A workbook for those discerning a call to ordained ministry.
For anyone discerning a call to ordained ministry, please review this document for an overview of the process.
A resource for clergy when overseeing individuals as they prepare to become Lay Eucharistic Ministers or Lay Eucharistic Visitors.
This application is to be submitted by the clergy-in-charge overseeing an individual applying to become a Lay Eucharistic Minister.
This application is to be submitted by the clergy-in-charge overseeing an individual applying to become a Lay Eucharistic Visitor.
To apply for Licensed Lay Ministry, please complete this document and follow the included instructions on submitting it to the Diocesan Discernment Team.
Annual report to be submitted for license renewal to function as a deacon in the Diocese of Central Florida and/or to remain in present tenure.
Annual report to be submitted to request license renewal to function as a deacon in the Diocese of Central Florida and/or to remain in present tenure.
Annual report to be submitted for license renewal to function as a non-parochial priest in the Diocese of Central Florida and/or to remain in present tenure.
Annual report to be submitted by retired deacons within the Diocese of Central Florida.
To be used within church offices when preparing Sunday morning liturgy and bulletins.
To be used for daily prayer when praying for the diocese and churches of the diocese.
To be used for daily prayer when praying for the diocese and churches of the diocese.
To be used within church offices when preparing Sunday morning liturgy and bulletins.
An online liturgical calendar to assist churches when preparing for services.
This digital resource corresponds to the most recent print version of the Book of Common Prayer (2016).
This recorded webinar is designed to help clergy and vestry members understand vestry responsibilities, church canons, financial oversight and healthy collaboration.