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Lectors and Acolytes — we need to reflect first

January 12, 2021 Paul Inwood Lay Ministry

A note of caution

Refresh my heart: Take a moment for joy

February 11, 2013 Kimberly Hope Belcher Liturgical Spirituality

Something about the approach of Lent always draws my heart to the liturgical ministers, catechists, pastoral staff, priests, etc who find their time commitments and demands ramping up at a season when they know they need extra nourishment and refreshment. Today I want to offer a call, and a thank you, for witnessing to the church with joy.

A “Time of Testing” for Pastoral Ministers

April 28, 2012 Other Voices Ordained Ministry Pastoral Theology

Increasingly church ministers lament that they “went into ministry under completely different conditions, with completely different expectations.” Church workers report with ever greater frequency that they strive to be loyal to the church, but this makes them feel “disloyal to their own soul.”