05 December 2014

Vulnerability (December Rector's Conference)

"Vulnerability, openness to God and to my counselors, is the most indispensable ingredient to effective seminary formation.  It’s called by all kinds of names in your composites: openness to formation, transparency, …..  But its all the same.  Am I willing to imitate the kenotic self-emptying of Christ in order to die to myself and be born to what he wants me to be? Am I willing to let go of my yesterdays, so that God can show me his tomorrow?"

Last night's Rector's Conference was on vulnerability.  Here's a narrated version of the slides from my talk.

                       

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