Rethinking the Ekklesia - 3
Rethinking the Ekklesia
A series of conversations exploring church and gathering
In this third part of Rethinking the Ekklesia, I am pleased to be joined by Pastor Ingrid Cramer-Doereschel. Over the last few years, we have occasionally talked about the church, its shape and purpose. Are we entering a “post-denominational” period in the life of the church? What is our responsibility to families and friends who have been its faithful stewards? How do we minister to those “living rough” in our neighbourhood? Will the church be the same when the pandemic ends?
Over the last few years and exacerbated by the pandemic many clergy have found themselves questioning the shape and purpose of the church. Who is she? Is she, our denomination? Does she only exist when we gather? Does she exist on-line? Why gather? Along with these and other questions it is also noteworthy that many clergy are facing a crisis of vocation, and many parishioners have had their sense of ekklesia stirred or troubled.
In this series of conversation, Rethinking the Ekklesia, I talk with clergy and committed laypersons about how they understand the ekklesia and its work for the life of the world. In some conversations I am joined by Todd Wiebe, a pastor in Vancouver who anchors a set of lovely podcasts titled The Rector’s Cupboard https://www.rectorscupboard.ca.
Welcome to our conversations as we think about the shape and place of the ekklesia in the life of the world.
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