From March on Theology of Vocation
Some of you may not know what the Four Realms are, these are sometimes referred to as the Four Estates. Luther uses the Four Realms to talk about the four places in which a Christian lives. Every Christian lives within the family unit, community, church and employment. Within each of these Realms you also have different Vocations, responsibilities towards your neighbors within these Realms. What does a congregation look like that lives out a theology of vocation? In order to answer this we will look at each of the four Realms in particular. How does our Congregation help support your Vocation in the Family Unit? How does our Congregation help support your Vocations in Community? How does our Congregation help support your Vocations within the Church? How does our Congregation help support your Vocations in Employment? One of the major ways most congregations support our vocation within the Family Unit is through education. So in Sunday School you help children to understand their ...