Mission and Ministry: Vocation, Ordination, and the Mission of the Church

Wednesday, April 26, 2023
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. | Parish House, 5th Floor, and via Zoom

Looking east in the nave of Saint Thomas Church toward the Rose Window and Taylor and Boody gallery organ

It’s not the destination,
but the journey that matters

Newcomers to Saint Thomas Church and those not yet members of the church are invited to our “Pilgrims’ Course,” which is a comprehensive introduction to the Christian faith, as received and understood by the Episcopal Church.

Selected Bibliography

Full Schedule

Course Reading List

The following is a reading list for the Pilgrims’ Course 2022.  Although none of these books is required, participants may find these books to be helpful resources about the topics covered in the course.

The Episcopal Church

Jenifer Gamber and Bill Lewellis, Your Faith, Your Life: An Invitation to the Episcopal Church, rev. ed. (Church Publishing, 2017).

Scott Gunn and Melody Wilson Shobe, Walk in Love: Episcopal Beliefs and Practices (Forward Movement, 2018).

Ian S. Markham and C.K. Robertson, Episcopal Questions, Episcopal Answers: Exploring Christian Faith (Morehouse Publishing, 2014).

Christopher L. Webber, Finding Home: Stories of Roman Catholics Entering the Episcopal Church (iUniverse, 2011).

Christopher L. Webber, Welcome to the Episcopal Church: An Introduction to Its History, Faith, and Worship (Church Publishing, 2017).’

The Episcopal Handbook, rev. ed. (Morehouse Publishing, 2015).

Prayer and Spirituality

Vicki K. Black, Welcome to Anglican Spiritual Traditions (Morehouse Publishing, 2010).

Robert Durback, ed., Seeds of Hope: A Henri Nouwen Reader (Image Books, 1997).

Richard J. Foster, Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth, special anniversary ed. (HarperOne, 2018).

Margaret Guenther, The Practice of Prayer (Cowley Publications, 1998).

Derek Olsen, Inwardly Digest: The Prayer Book as Guide to a Spiritual Life (Forward Movement, 2016).

The Way of Love: Pray (Church Publishing, 2018).

Theology

John-Francis Friendship, The Mystery of Faith: Exploring Christian Belief (Canterbury Press, 2019).

Robert W. Jenson, A Theology in Outline: Can These Bones Live? (Oxford University Press, 2016).

Michael Lloyd, Café Theology: Exploring Love, the Universe, and Everything, 3rd ed. (St. Paul’s Theological Centre Books, 2012).

Alister E. McGrath, Theology: The Basics, 4th ed. (Wiley Blackwell, 2018).

Arthur Michael Ramsey, Introducing the Christian Faith, rev. ed. (SCM Press, 1970).

Rowan Williams, Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer (Eerdmans, 2014).

Rowan Williams, Being Disciples: Essentials of the Christian Life (Eerdmans, 2016).

Rowan Williams, Being Human: Bodies, Minds, Persons (Eerdmans, 2018).

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Resources

Application for Confirmation, Reception, or Re-Affirmation
Handout