Introducing the Practice of Ministry Quotes

“The gospel writers tell us nothing of the agony or difficulty in leaving behind families, jobs, and homes to follow this itinerant preacher, perhaps because Jesus will later emphasize that nothing can stand in the way of following him.”
― Kathleen A. Cahalan, Introducing the Practice of Ministry

“In naming these features I have attempted to identify the particular parameters and markers of discipleship as I understand them in the New Testament. To be a disciple means to be a follower of Christ, committed to learning his ways; to be a worshiper, joining Christ and the community in praise of God’s wonders; to be a witness who proclaims the good news to the world; to be a neighbor by living mindfully of others’ needs and reaching out to them with compassion; to be a forgiver by practicing reconciliation, healing, and peacemaking; to be a prophet willing to tell the truth about the injustices that harm neighbors; and to be stewards of the creation, the community, and the mysteries of the faith. Disciples are able to take up and imitate the way of Christ because Jesus embodies first and foremost the way of being a follower, worshiper, witness, forgiver, neighbor, prophet, and steward.”
― Kathleen A. Cahalan, Introducing the Practice of Ministry

“We become what we practice, and if that practice is a response to God’s dynamic embrace, our practices begin to participate in the redeeming practice of the world.”
― Kathleen Cahalan, Introducing the Practice of Ministry

“To be a disciple means to be a follower of Christ, committed to learning his ways; to be a worshiper, joining Christ and the community in praise of God’s wonders; to be a witness who proclaims the good news to the world; to be a neighbor by living mindfully of others’ needs and reaching out to them with compassion; to be a forgiver by practicing reconciliation, healing, and peacemaking; to be a prophet willing to tell the truth about the injustices that harm neighbors; and to be stewards of the creation, the community, and the mysteries of the faith. Disciples”
― Kathleen Cahalan, Introducing the Practice of Ministry