3 Minute Ministry Mentor

I remember early in the planning stages of the Learning Pastoral Imagination (LPI) Project that Chris Scharen and I had several thoughtful conversations about whether or not self-reflection was essential for a robust pastoral imagination. My training in pastoral theology, care, and counseling, had me pretty convinced that it was a crucial, it not universal, component of pastoral practice.

This week in Episode 2 of the Three Minute Ministry Mentor, you are invited to think about the holy depths of ministry. No matter where you are engaged in ministry — from leading protests to leading Holiday Blues services, from distributing diapers to preaching about peace, hope, love and joy — attention to the holy depths of the moment is a part of the practice of ministry. Learning to attend and speak to the sacredness of a moment is one of the postures of ministry that takes persistent paying attention. 

Ministry itself, like most professions and complex practices, is dogged and driven by a rush to achieve. Yet to learn a multifaceted professional and spiritual practice such as ministry takes time, preparation, and experience. The first episode of #3MMM helps us get started thinking about ministry as a practice.

Everyone in ministry needs a mentor. Whether you have one currently or feel like you could really use one, our new podcast Three Minute Ministry Mentor, is created exactly with you in mind! The aim of 3 Minute Ministry Mentor (#3MMM) is to inform and inspire your practice of ministry. For more see: http://3minuteministrymentory.org