Ive had a few people ask me what my meeting on Friday means for the rest of this process. Good question (Melissa and Paul). As far as timing, it virtually means that the rest part II of the process is on my own time table. I can finish, and move to part three (approval) as soon as i am capable of meeting with three men and working through a few texts. I am thinking probably a month.
That will lead me to the third and final part of the process, which will put timing back into the hands of the Synod. Thus we will see what happens. But at this point i am thinking no later than early summer...Possibly late April or early may.
that is in my process with the synod and the church wide organization. as for the church they too have their process and could possibly create so options prior to those dates.
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Sunday, March 16, 2008
Friday, March 14, 2008
hallelujah
First i want to thank God for his immeasurable graces. Our provider has provided and brought extreme peace to a stressful situation. i went to my Theological review panel (TRP) in Berkeley Ca and it went fantastic. I dove a total of 16 hours of the last twenty-four and had an hour meeting with two professors and a representative from the church wide organization. Over all it went really really smoothly.
I had prepared with all my ability, and what was most clear was that the church wanted to do what was best for me and for their future. i was challenged and encouraged by their concern for me. the overarching question that needed to be answered in the opinion of the professor is the why question. why do i feel the call to transfer to the ELCA. some of you are wondering the same so i will share a bit of that.
1st heather and i have come to a sacramental understanding.
2nd the church has a profound expression of social justice and integrated churches.
3rd they have the same understanding of the word as i do
4th they are creedal and confessional a value i have come to love and respect through the catholic church
these are four simple but dramatic differences that have occurred, to lead to the change. the change is much deeper than this but this is a beginning of an explanation.
thus what is next? i am going to meet with some advisers on three topics; the creeds, liturgy and scriptural hermeneutics and the Lutheran church. I will meet with these advisers, due some reading and writting, and then move to the next step of approval.
thank god from whom all blessings flow!
I had prepared with all my ability, and what was most clear was that the church wanted to do what was best for me and for their future. i was challenged and encouraged by their concern for me. the overarching question that needed to be answered in the opinion of the professor is the why question. why do i feel the call to transfer to the ELCA. some of you are wondering the same so i will share a bit of that.
1st heather and i have come to a sacramental understanding.
2nd the church has a profound expression of social justice and integrated churches.
3rd they have the same understanding of the word as i do
4th they are creedal and confessional a value i have come to love and respect through the catholic church
these are four simple but dramatic differences that have occurred, to lead to the change. the change is much deeper than this but this is a beginning of an explanation.
thus what is next? i am going to meet with some advisers on three topics; the creeds, liturgy and scriptural hermeneutics and the Lutheran church. I will meet with these advisers, due some reading and writting, and then move to the next step of approval.
thank god from whom all blessings flow!
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