Symposium Topics in the past
The Professional Development Seminars of the Kaiserswerth General Conference
| Year | City | Theme |
| 1992 | Heidelberg | Diakonia and the European Context |
| 1994 | Speyer | Enthusiastic Diakonia Recognizing Signs – Creating Signs |
| 1996 | Lehnin | Community in Diaconal Agencies |
| 1999 | Gallneukirchen | On the Margins of Life – On the Margings of Responsibility? |
| 2002 | São Leopoldo | Diakonia in a New Age |
| 2003 | Kaiserswerth | Working Competently – Living Diaconally |
| 2009 | Budapest | Between Motherhouse and Diaconal Enterprise |
| 2012 | Kaliningrad | Diaconal Study Tour in the Kaliningrad Region |
| 2016 | Dziegielów | Diaconal Study Tour to Poland |
| 2017 | New York | Health Care in the USA |