The Rt. Rev. John Shelby Spong, the controversial Episcopal bishop, once claimed his early spiritual search was simply a means to seeking security for his anxious and insecure soul. He would discover he was only partially correct, as he wrote in his autobiography, “I discovered not security, but the expansion of life, and the radical […]

I’m writing to tell you a little about Education for Ministry (EfM), a course of study and inspiration. But really, there are two parts to the experience of EfM, the facts, so to speak, and the feelings. So, let me start with the facts. The Book of Common Prayer’s Outline of the Faith includes the […]

“Will you continue in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in the prayers?” (Book of Common Prayer, p 304) Every baptized Christian is called to ministry. What is yours? Education for Ministry is a lay education program of the School of Theology at the University of the South, Sewanee, that […]