Rethinking the Ekklesia - 2
Rethinking the Ekklesia
A series of conversations exploring church and gathering
In this second part of Rethinking the Ekklesia, I am joined by Todd Wiebe and Alison Williams in conversation with Tim Dickau, a conversation on the church for the life of the world. Tim was pastor of Grandview Calvary Baptist Church in Vancouver for thirty years. Those who gathered shaped an intentional community rooted in the local neighbourhood sharing their destiny with all who lived close by. Common practices anchored their life: participating in prayer and worship, seeking justice for the poor, engaging scripture, creativity, care for creation, and daily confession. Church according to their shared vision was the active forming of a life together attentive to the good that is present on the streets and in the lives of all who’s pathways they crossed.
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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