Art As Call
We all come into the world with unique potentials. When one of these potentials seems to stand out, claim our attention and engage our emotions, we may be looking at a “call,” telling us that we can use that ripened potential in a positive way. We can find the vocation that is related to our deepest self, […]
Developing a Mission Group Covenant
One of the first tasks of the mission group is to develop the covenant that holds the group together. The basic elements of a mission group covenant are: A Description of the “Call” summarizing the group’s shared mission. The Specific Spiritual Practices followed by the group on a daily basis: i.e. prayer (silence, intercession, etc.), […]
Call, in a World Come of Age
by Fred Taylor When I first was exposed to The Church of the Saviour, what immediately impressed me was the presence of a lot of blessings—helpful preaching and teaching, heartwarming, healing relationships, laughing and having fun together, and seriousness about things that really matter. In this community there was the awareness and acknowledgement of pain […]
Work That is Real
by Kayla McClurg “The pitcher cries for water to carry and a person for work that is real.” – Marge Piercy When the doctor calmly told me, in that sudden crazy phone call, that my heart had an urgent problem and I needed to get to the nearest emergency room immediately, I went. But not before […]
