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Re: Status Report - High Calling Blog Network

Jeanne Dininni — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:59:04 -0000

Mark,

I read the excerpt from Leigh's book on the High Calling website and was stirred by her message, as well as her engaging style. You are so right: I really do need to get the book.

Jeanne

Re: Status Report - High Calling Blog Network

Marcus — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 11:31:16 -0000

Jeanne, I appreciate the feedback. The interviews are fun and very very time consuming. If you liked the interview, you should really check out her book, The Beautiful Ache. It's a good one.

Re: Status Report - High Calling Blog Network

Jeanne Dininni — Fri, 27 Jul 2007 00:46:35 -0000

Mark,

Thought you might like to know that I've joined the High Calling website. Really enjoyed your interview with Leigh McLeroy! It was just what the doctor--or rather the Great Physician--ordered!

Jeanne

Re: Status Report - High Calling Blog Network

Marcus — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 14:15:13 -0000

You'll definitely be welcome, Jeanne!

Re: Status Report - High Calling Blog Network

Jeanne Dininni — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 13:07:48 -0000

Mark,

While my blog is a writing blog and not explicitly Christian, I do my best to live out my faith, both on my blog and at my "day job" as a clinician (tutor) for Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes.

I'd be interested to know more about your community!

Jeanne

Re: Status Report - High Calling Blog Network

Marcus — Fri, 13 Jul 2007 13:24:53 -0000

Jesse. Good to hear from you! That is so true. And I would add a few more parts to that: "Every job a ministry. Every project a gift. Every place a church."

I don't literally mean every place is a church, of course. But that where we are, the church is. At least that's my understanding.

L.L., I'm happy to accomodate you.

Re: Status Report - High Calling Blog Network

L.L. Barkat — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:42:42 -0000

Why, I'm so pleased that you made allowances for our kind.

Re: Status Report - High Calling Blog Network

Jesse Petersen — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 12:10:54 -0000

That was refreshing. I just thought I'd share one of my church's sayings:

"Every member a minister."

You don't have to be on paid staff to make a difference in peoples' lives.

Re: Status Report - High Calling Blog Network

Marcus — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 09:05:23 -0000

L.L., you can definitely keep blogger. One of the delays was making sure both established bloggers and new bloggers can join.

Rich, you haven't heard of the network because it's been in hiding. Seriously! But we are planning to send our first announcement this coming Monday. Let me tell you, it feels like we've been planning this thing forever.

Jenn, it is amazing to me how we Christians have really twisted the idea of ministry. One of the words that gets translated as minister a lot (diakonos) literally means servant. If you want a full essay on that idea, read "Who Is a Minister? Are you?"

Re: Status Report - High Calling Blog Network

Jenn — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:41:40 -0000

I like this.

Once, just before Christmas, a man in my church asked me if I had ever thought of "going into ministry." I felt like staring at him like he had an extra head and saying, "What do you think I'm DOING?!" But then I thought it might belie what I was implying . . .

Re: Status Report - High Calling Blog Network

Rich Tatum — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:05:56 -0000

I'd never heard of the network your forming and will have to research this to learn more about it. I like what you've written here.

Thank you for honoring me by mentioning my PneumaBlog network. I really appreciate it.

Regards,

Rich
BlogRodent

Re: Status Report - High Calling Blog Network

L.L. Barkat — Wed, 11 Jul 2007 18:09:47 -0000

Maybe if you let me keep my Blogger ways...