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Robin Smith Ecclesiology is really the discipline that I have invested my life in. Although my job titles have most often included Christian Education, it is really the study of the life and ministry of the church that has been my focus. As a child and teenager I loved the Church. I loved being with the church family. Even so, it came as a surprise when God called me to ministry as a full time vocation because the tradition I grew up in did not allow for women to be in leadership, let alone be ordained. But God faithfully kept his word in showing me how I would indeed make church ministry my life work. As a pastor and educator my focus has been on equipping Christians for service and faithful obedience to the gospel. Of course the truth always is that I, the pastor and teacher, have been the one who has continually grown, changed, and been transformed in my thinking, service, and understanding of what it is to follow Christ. Joshua Smith Much like you, ecclesiology is the discipline I am giving my life to. Thus far the roles have been as pastor and student, but ecclesiology is what I study and practice. Like many pastors might testify, I am not completely sure whether or not I chose this discipline or it chose me. Dad and your commitment to raising us in the church provided a wonderful context of encouragement, support, and formation for me. I always really enjoyed being a part of what God was up to in our local body and was affirmed from an early age that leading a community of God’s people might be something I was gifted for. In pursuing this vocation for the last ten years I have grown to love and appreciate the role of a pastor and would certainly choose it as a discipline for myself, but I still feel like it might have chosen me more than I chose it.
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KeywordsWesleyan Higher Education
Periodical TitleDidache
Periodical Year2009
Periodical Volume Number09
Periodical Issue Number01
Peer Reviewed?Yes
Place of PublicationKansas City, Missouri
EditorDean Blevins
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