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"Oh Love that fires the sun, keep me burning."
- Bruce Cockburn, "Lord of the Starfields"
The Call
Slowly growing in me over a number of years
was the unexpressed desire, even to myself, to become a minister. I
realized that ordination in my Baptist tradition could limit my desire to serve those of all faiths. This issue came close
to deferring my desire for ordination.
The Priesthood of the Believer
One of the most valuable parts to me of my Baptist
heritage is something called "the priesthood of the believer," which I take to mean that Baptists are free to interpret
their faith according to their own innate understanding, and to have a direct relationship with the Beloved, with God. I chose to
be ordained by a religious institution that supports my belief about the priesthood of the believer and allows my deeply
ecumenical nature to be served. The Association for the Integration of the Whole Person is that institution.
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