The Companions of Eldad and Medad
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So, how do we describe the Companions of Eldad and Medad?
A Community of Saints Trying to Change the Social Order?
An Interjurisdictional Gathering of Tent-Making Clergy?
Many Protestant clergy consider themselves "Tent Makers" following the example of Saint Pail who supported himself [and his ministry] by working at a career. Most Independent Sacramental Movement (ISM) clergy adopt the label of "Worker-Priest" taken from a 1940s movement among the Roman Catholic clergy (primarily in France). In the Anglican Communion they are called "Non-Stipendiary" or "Self-Supporting" clergy.
Adopting any of these or similar titles suggests a commitment to work "among the people" so as not to be a burden for the struggling churches and/or ministries among the poor where we often serve. While NOT paid for our ministerial work, we support ourselves and often our ministries by holding down a "day job" or, if retired, from our social security or other personal retirement income.
Adopting any of these or similar titles suggests a commitment to work "among the people" so as not to be a burden for the struggling churches and/or ministries among the poor where we often serve. While NOT paid for our ministerial work, we support ourselves and often our ministries by holding down a "day job" or, if retired, from our social security or other personal retirement income.
An Order of Deacons in the Spirit of Saint Francis?
"As symbols, deacons embody two ancient concepts, angels and waiters. They are messengers and heralds of the word. They proclaim the good news of God in Christ and interpret the world to the community of faith. They oversee the sacrificial meal, wait on table, serve, and clean up. They enable the hungry to eat and the thirsty to drink, as they serve in the sacramental liturgies of the church and among God's poor in the world. Both angel and waiter appear in every deacon in every diaconal role and function in every liturgy." —Ormonde Plater
Your guess is as good as ours; God hasn't finished telling us yet!
Please tell us what YOU think and what YOU feel called to do ...
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