2010-02-082010-02-082003Schutte, PJW 2003, 'Missionêre diakonaat: ’n Uitdaging vir die kerk : Missionary diakonia: A challenge to the church', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 247-264.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/12918Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFThis article seeks to show the importance of diakonia as a ministry of the church, not only as a service in the church, but also as a service to the community in which Christians and the church live. To establish diakonia in that sense, also as a missionary activity, some paradigm shifts would be necessary. This article prepares the ground for the initial steps in that direction.AfrikaansFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaDiakonia (Theology)Mission of the churchService (Theology)Church workArticle