Diakonia is an area of the Church that produces theology itself: the actions of its employees providing help are interpreted theologically and often linked to a Christian understanding of humanity. Religious rituals, such as church services, mourning rituals and prayers at the sickbed, are also performed and interpreted theologically. The perception of these theological reflections is therefore a relevant area of inductive theology. The first part of the talk will present the study "Loci diaconici", which empirically collected these theological reflections in the field of institutional Diakonia and brought them into dialogue with theological traditions. The communication of academic theology to the church begins as soon as interview partners are sought and interviews are conducted (and not only when the study results are fed back to the church). This kind of communication will be analyzed in the first part. Subsequently, the possibilities for communicating the study results back to the field will be considered in the following part of the talk. The focus here is on the issue of academic theologians not being experts in the field who can provide the 'correct' theology. This is contextualized by the issue of dealing with theological and normative ideas encountered in the field that contradict one's own or traditional theological ideas. Particular attention will be paid to the role of diaconal education, which takes place within the diaconal institutions itself. Communication with practice-oriented educational institutions seems to be an important interface for communication, especially since academic theologians' expertise with regard to the practices of helping is limited. Theologians are therefore dependent on expertise in the field. Recognizing one's limitations while maintaining communication is thereby an important task for inductive theologians.