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Ministry in Everyday Life
Posted by plse on February 5, 2008
by Antoinette (Toni) Daniels, Director of Partnership Program Center at the Episcopal Church Center.
On Sundays when we participate in a worship service it’s easy to remember we are Christians and be involved in our ministries. There are crosses, altars and vestments which keep us centered on who we are (Christians) and whose we are (God’s). But when we are away from these comfortable reminders it’s easy to forget. And by the time Mondays roll around it’s possible that our attention is no longer focused on being Christ-like and our ministry. Read the rest of this entry »
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Baptism: Welcome to the Roundabout
Posted by plse on January 30, 2008
by the Rev. Dr. Mellford (Bud) Holland. This article appeared in “A Collection of Resources for Baptism and Baptismal Living” edited and published by J. Fletcher Lowe, Leader Resources (www.leaderresources.org).
I remember driving in England and encountering my first roundabout. It is a juncture where several roads intersect offering several new possible roadways to travel. At first these roundabouts seemed very confusing particularly since I needed to drive on the “wrong” side of the highway, but after a while I saw them as my friend. These roundabouts offered options to me including returning in the direction from which I came. This was especially helpful as I often had taken the wrong turn before reaching the roundabout. The roundabout is thus an important juncture to gain one’s bearings. It is also a place where we are reminded of the need to work for each other.Baptism is like a roundabout in several ways: a) it, too, is a place to get our bearings and to catch a vision of who we are and what our direction for travel in life might be ; b) it also involves other people whose travels intersect with ours, meeting us in that juncture where we recollect our past, contemplate our present, and are introduced to the possibilities of the future; and c) it is a place to which we are invited again and again regardless of the road that we may be traveling..
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Vocation
Posted by plse on January 30, 2008
by Noah H. Evans
We are called to intimacy with God. As Christians, we begin this path to intimacy with God through the rite of Baptism. In Baptism, we begin to walk the path as disciples of Christ, and we seek to draw close to God in Christ through growing in love for God, our neighbors, and all creation. To talk about vocation and call in the Christian context first requires an understanding of this primary vocation of all Christians to love and to grow in love. Our vocations as Christians are our path that God has helped us to find which leads us to grow in love, and fulfill our primary vocation began at our Baptism. Read the rest of this entry »
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