At the Gettysburg Seminary

Nov 17th, 2009 10:00 AM UTC
By Brian Sweeney

Check out this post from Chandler R. Carriker, Director of Theological Education with Youth (TEY) at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia/Gettysburg:

Last weekend I led The Affirmation of Baptism Festival at the Lutheran Seminary in Gettysburg, PA. This event was a gathering of young people, seminarians, and theologians to worship, study, and reflect on where God is calling us in the world. As a part of Theological Education with Youth, a joint initiative of two Lutheran seminaries, this program looks to the wisdom and gifts of young people in the mission of standing with and advocating for the poor, hungry, and outcast. At Gettysburg Seminary this year we explored what it means “to live among God’s faithful people” as a global community, and how we are called in the faith communities we live in to bring hope to others. Through small group discussion, worship focused around our call to end hunger and poverty, and challenging theological explorations provided by church leaders, we explored what it means to live among all of God’s people in the world.

ONE served as a valuable partner with us to offer glimpses into their mission of advocacy and offering resources for these young leaders to take back to their congregations, including ONE Sabbath materials for worship and education. ONE Member Pastor Dan Donmoyer helped all in attendance understand the importance of acting as ONE through an exercise which utilized the power of scripture as the backbone for advocacy. Through their witness of speaking on behalf of the poor and hungry, we hope to help lift up continuing generations of advocates. ONE Sabbath materials were used for worship, and ONE Sabbath study guides were utilized in small group discussion times. We also were fortunate enough to view portions of the “Living Proof” presentation by Bill and Melinda Gates which truly inspired us!

Jessa Anderson-Reitz is a member of Zion Lutheran in State College, PA. Please click here to hear her share some of her thoughts from our event and how she plans to bring ONE Sabbath back to her congregation. Following our event, Gettysburg Seminarians were invited to the coffee shop on campus for pizza and some conversation about ONE Sabbath and how they can best remain involved in their future ministry.

Chandler R. Carriker, Associate in Ministry, Director of Theological Education with Youth (TEY)
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia/Gettysburg

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