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Spirituality, when conceived of as a relation with the transcendent, can be experienced in many ways. This article explores how diaconia, when defined broadly as service work, can be a place where this relation is experienced. Based on the reviewed literature, the different ways in which spirituality and diaconia are related, as well as the influence of spirituality on diaconia and of diaconia on spirituality are discussed. On the basis of theoretical and empirical research literature, the article explores concepts such as calling, effectivity of diaconia through spiritual strategies, humbleness, perseverance and coping that influence diaconia. Spiritual transformation through diaconia is discussed by viewing diaconia as a spiritual act and the encounter with a greater good, love, calling, heterotopia and suffering in the practice of diaconia. These different forms of relation are examined critically, as an indication for further research and implementation in theological and communal praxis. 1 I would like to thank my promoter, Annemie Dillen, for all her suggestions regarding content and form. I also thank Anneleen Decoene, Sushil Tiruvanjiam, Gorgette Valabadasse, Omar Shaikhani, Amin Azizi, Waseem Akhtar Usmani, Henk Vandaele, Elke Verstraete, Rinat Allagulov, Prisca Nanda, Jeff Meeuws, fr. Justin, and fr. Kilaiton, for sharing their experiences and creating the right setting for writing; Giverny De Boeck, for her suggestions on calling, and Michiel Herman, Simona Andrejova, and my father Bart Ver Elst, for proofreading. Ver Elst A powerful encounter

A Powerful Encounter. The Relation Between Diaconia and Spirituality