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Writing as Prayer, Discernment, and Vocation

November 23, 2021 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

Can writing be a tool of discernment and a form a prayer? In this podcast episode, Carol Davis Younger shares her vocation to be a writer in and for the Church.

The Call to Sing at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church

October 26, 2021 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

Ann Schrooten speaks about her calling to serve through music, and how that vocation transformed during the pandemic and following George Floyd’s murder near her church in Minneapolis, MN.

Invited to Mission at Edgewood Church

September 28, 2021 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

Think of a significant calling in your life. Who invited you to explore that calling? And what role did church play (if any) in that invitation?

Called Through Community at Edgewood Church

September 14, 2021 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

What role does community play in understanding our individual vocation? And what happens when a pastor called to ministry starts to burn out?

Embracing Communal Callings: Service at St. Matthew’s Church

August 31, 2021 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

How can congregations invite members of all ages to embrace God's communal call to serve?

A Multiplicity of Callings: Skills Sharing at St. Matthew’s Church

August 17, 2021 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

In this podcast episode, two church leaders discuss how a skills sharing class transformed their understanding of God's calling.

Welcome is Not Enough

February 12, 2021 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

On the surface, welcoming an immigrant seems kind. Karen González asks Christians to look again and push deeper.

Following a Mystical Jesus

January 27, 2021 By Collegeville Institute 1 Comment

What compels a decorated combat veteran and former missions pastor to study mysticism at a center founded by Fr. Richard Rohr?

Consider the Birds

January 13, 2021 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

Community organizing is often hard and contentious work. How can people stay committed when the world becomes overwhelming?

Writing in Luminous Darkness

December 16, 2020 By Collegeville Institute Leave a Comment

For Wesley Morris, being a good writer and pastor means embracing a "luminous darkness" as a place of transformation.
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