The work of John N. Collins has revolutionised our understanding of diaconal ministry, giving it a Christological foundation that broadens it from a focus on humble service of caring for people in need to being a ministry of heralding the Kingdom of God, with service directed before all else to God but with humans as the beneficiaries. This paper argues for a further development of the theological underpinning of diaconal ministry which recognises that the ministry of Jesus was empowered by the Holy Spirit and that he sent the Holy Spirit to empower his followers in their proclamation of the gospel. Strengthening the pneumatological foundation of diaconal ministry gives it a more secure Trinitarian foundation and an impetus for mission that could help to transform the mission of the church.

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拓展执事事工的神学基础

约翰·柯林斯 (John N. Collins) 的工作彻底改变了我们对执事事工的理解，赋予它一个基督论基础，将其从关注照顾有需要的人的谦卑服务扩展到宣扬上帝王国的事工其他一切都交给上帝，但人类是受益者。本文主张进一步发展执事事工的神学基础，即承认耶稣的事工是由圣灵赋予能力的，并且他差遣圣灵在他的追随者传福音时赋予他们能力。加强执事事工的空气学基础，使其拥有更安全的三位一体基础，并为宣教提供动力，有助于转变教会的宣教。