Winn Collier’s fictional pastor Jonas McAnn writes of the reasons for his inclusion of creeds in weekly worship: First, it’s important to remember that we don’t just say the creeds – we pray them. The creeds end with Amen. When we pray, we converse with the Holy Trinity, the God of the universe. When we …
More musing from fictional pastor Jonas McAnn, as written by Winn Collier: If the idea of providence means anything, then it must a least mean that our life consists of all manner of truths and experiences we would never imagine and could never orchestrate. The old mystics liked to say that “all is gift.” I …
Sometimes conflict is unavoidable in pastoral life. But having a passion for conflict is not helpful. To put it mildly. Winn Collier’s fictional pastor, Jonas McAnn: I’ve known a few pastors always licking their chops for a fight. I once heard a pastor recount to a group of other pastors how he had delivered an …
On two stages of being a pastor. A title received at once, a role you become as you live into it. The work worthy of a life indeed. From Love Big Be Well: You’ve entrusted me with this place among you, but I know I must show myself trustworthy and earn the deeper belonging, the …
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