by Adam Kilner | Feb 8, 2017 | Blog
Download PDF “Daniel MacDonald: A Trinitarian Order and Approach to the Meaning of Ministry” What does it means to be separated out for a specific, accountable ministry within the priesthood of all believers? It originates with a sense of call from God. A...
by Adam Kilner | Jan 18, 2017 | Blog
Download PDF Linda Yates: “Ministry, in-love” One summer, reveling in the new status of Affirming, the Session of St. John’s United Church in Halifax suggested a theological event for Pride Week exploring sexuality in the Bible and Christian tradition. The Session...
by Adam Kilner | Jan 18, 2017 | Blog
Download PDF “Joanne Anquist: Reflections on One Order of Ministry” If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my theological studies, it’s that context is everything. If you truly want to understand what a biblical writer is saying, you...
by Adam Kilner | Jan 18, 2017 | Blog
Download PDF Ian Sloan: “One Order of Ministry: A Proclamation of Abundant Life” One thing that stands out for me in a comparison of the One Order of Ministry proposal and the 2009 Statement of Ministry and its accompanying Meaning in Ministry report is that the One...
by Adam Kilner | Dec 4, 2016 | Blog
Download PDF “Vicki McPhee: Reflections on One Order of Ministry” I recognized my calling to diaconal ministry in my early thirties. While I was aware that there were two streams of ministry in the United Church of Canada, I did not fully appreciate the...
by Adam Kilner | Dec 4, 2016 | Blog
Download PDF “Dale Skinner: Reflections on One Order of Ministry” Ministry, it seems, is as much a matter of identity as it is a matter of function. There is a great deal in the “One Order” proposal that speaks to this impact of identity in the church’s...
