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Focusing Ministry OutwardParish WorkbookConclusionsThe crying of the times!Oh, the crying of the times!How can we hear the stories of peopleOh, but we can’t hear the crying of the times?– Jon Brooks (Canadian Folk Musician)One of the greatest challenges to our ministry today is simply this: we need tospend more time doing some holy listening. We need to listen to the scriptures.We need to listen to the stories of our neighbours, and for the promptings ofthe spirit to help us respond.In our current cultural climate, we can’t expect to do all of the talking, andto let others listen. Our exploration throughout this booklet has revolvedaround listening. It’s centered on the need to pay attention to the world wenow find ourselves in, in order to respond contextually.Some of our ministries that once flourished and thrived in a different culturalcontext make less sense today. The needs may be different, and yet they are43
Serving God’s Worldstill great. In order to proclaim the good news in a new context, and withrenewed vigour, we need to listen. Without first paying attention to the cryingof our times, we will find great difficulty fulfilling our common missionthroughout this diocese of enabling people to know Jesus Christ, to live andshare the good news, to grow in faith, and to serve God’s world.As we listen more deeply to the stories of those in the communities wherewe live, work, play and worship, may we respond prayerfully to the needswe find. May we listen deeply to the moving of the spirit, and join God inthe renewal of all things.44
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