From May on Theology of Vocation
There are many things we can ask of ourselves as a Congregation. Especially as Zion Lutheran Church has struggled with maintaining attendance levels and membership, “how do we reach new people” becomes a very pressing question. But as I am often reminded the greatest struggle we have is “how do we remain Church?” I think there might be yet a better question, which we have spent the last several months trying to address. What does a congregation look like that lives out a theology of vocation? This is where we started back in September. We talked about the definitions of Church verses Congregation and the Theology of Vocation. We talked about challenges that are faced in understanding a theology of vocation especially with Holy Orders. Then we talked about a couple of ways in which we can see the theology of Vocation used or could be used in a congregation. Maybe you have taken some notes along the way. Maybe you even have some new strategic planning ideas of how we can be church i...