tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846380584667288537.post4066877497811507773..comments2023-03-26T13:57:23.263+01:00Comments on Always Hope: It takes all sortsCharliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08102799923678550905noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846380584667288537.post-66151673382610828562010-11-13T11:43:49.894+00:002010-11-13T11:43:49.894+00:00David, the answer to that depends on who you ask. ...David, the answer to that depends on who you ask. <br />From my perspective - of course, we could, perhaps should, and often do, specially commission people for all kinds of ministry. What the Church of England calls "ordination" is just a species of that. However, when I'm talking about the "ordained" I'm talking about Anglican clergy who, as well being Spiritually commissioned by the church, are also members of a particular Order of ministry. In my case, in common with most of my colleagues, I am a member of two - I was ordained to the Order of Deacons in 2002, and then a year later when I was ordained Priest, I didn't stop being a Deacon. <br />Hence the phrase "Diaconal as well as Priestly" (I suspect it was that way round). We don't recognise any Sacramental or Presbyterial ministry that isn't also a servant one.Charliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08102799923678550905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846380584667288537.post-87447096969250532792010-11-12T20:27:54.175+00:002010-11-12T20:27:54.175+00:00This may be a dumb question (although I don't ...This may be a dumb question (although I don't think it is, otherwise I'd look it up), but I've been reading through some stuff about ministry in the Anglican church and one place was repeatedly talking about ministry that is 'priestly as well as diaconal'. What the flip does that mean? Sacramental as well as congregational? I'm lost ...<br /><br />And in response to your post, I like what you say but the (very healthy) openness does kind of leave me asking why it's only church ministers who should be 'ordained' - should we not consider laying hands on and commissioning EVERY believer who receives a life-long call in a specific direction? But maybe I'm getting my lines crossed - I have had a couple of glasses of wine.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16666455913235636159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4846380584667288537.post-55369221620913646712010-11-11T09:32:37.681+00:002010-11-11T09:32:37.681+00:00Copy that. All makes very good sense to me. I set ...Copy that. All makes very good sense to me. I set it our church leader who like you, motivates, envisions, cares for, mobilises, teaches, guides, empowers and humbles himself before God.Rob Powys-Smithhttp://www.christian-research.org.uknoreply@blogger.com