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Dr. Thomas Gillespie GAC Sermons on Being the Church in our Era

Oct 21, 2006

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in Christian Life, Ecclesia, Emerging Church, Presbyterian Church, USA, Presbyterian Mission Agency (formerly General Assembly Mission Council), Religion, Theology

Dr. Thomas Gillespie, past president of Princeton Seminary, preached at the opening worship for the General Assembly Council meetings of the Presbyterian Church on September 28 and 29, 2006. His sermons were about being the Church and being the PCUSA in a postmodern era. I got recordings from staff, (mercifully) edited out our singing portions…

Klaos – The “Clergy People of God” and the Myth of Laity

Sep 29, 2005

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Series: Myth of Laity (Klaos), Theology, Vocation

Where did we get the clergy/laity dichotomy? The word "clergy" comes from the Greek word kleros, which means "lot" or "inheritance." When used figuratively, as in, "we are God's inheritance" or "we share in the inheritance of Christ," it refers without exception to the whole people of God. It never refers to a specially called…

Clergy, Laity, Calling: Diehl, Barth, Gillespie

Sep 16, 2005

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mwkruse

in Christian Life, Series: Myth of Laity (Klaos), Theology, Vocation

“…In the almost thirty of my professional career, my church has never once suggested that there be any type of accounting of my on-the-job ministry to others. My church has never once offered to improve those skills which could make me a better minister, nor has it ever asked if I needed any kind of…

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Dr. Thomas Gillespie GAC Sermons on Being the Church in our Era

Klaos – The “Clergy People of God” and the Myth of Laity

Clergy, Laity, Calling: Diehl, Barth, Gillespie