Leading from the liturgy

This article seeks to contribute to the reflection on ecclesial ministry from the perspective of the missio Dei. The gateway chosen is the unconventional image of ecclesial ministry as depicted in the Polish film Corpus Christi. Jan Komasa, the director, paints the protagonist as a facilitator of a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rein den Hertog
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Radboud University Press 2022-12-01
Series:Ecclesial Futures
Subjects:
Online Access:https://ecclesialfutures.org/article/view/12989
_version_ 1797346792952561664
author Rein den Hertog
author_facet Rein den Hertog
author_sort Rein den Hertog
collection DOAJ
description This article seeks to contribute to the reflection on ecclesial ministry from the perspective of the missio Dei. The gateway chosen is the unconventional image of ecclesial ministry as depicted in the Polish film Corpus Christi. Jan Komasa, the director, paints the protagonist as a facilitator of a communal process of interpretation and reconciliation through which the core of the gospel becomes concretely visible in social reality. This cinematographic portrayal of ecclesial ministry is then used to look at the situation regarding ministry in a small Reformed denomination in the Netherlands. The issues highlighted in Corpus Christi also play a role in these churches. To see if the imagination of Corpus Christi can also be made fruitful for thinking through Reformed theology of ministry, two steps are then taken. First, it will be shown that within the Reformed tradition there are starting points for the view of the ordained minister as a facilitator the process of interpretation. Then, using the thoughts of Michael Moynagh, the article explores how this vision of ministry can be made fruitful for the current missionary situation in the West. The article concludes with three elements needed to implement the image of the ordained minister as an interpretive guide.
first_indexed 2024-03-08T11:37:10Z
format Article
id doaj.art-3b088d28d6de4cb3836d255bea0b9165
institution Directory Open Access Journal
issn 2770-6656
2770-6664
language English
last_indexed 2024-03-08T11:37:10Z
publishDate 2022-12-01
publisher Radboud University Press
record_format Article
series Ecclesial Futures
spelling doaj.art-3b088d28d6de4cb3836d255bea0b91652024-01-25T11:36:46ZengRadboud University PressEcclesial Futures2770-66562770-66642022-12-013210.54195/ef12989Leading from the liturgyRein den Hertog0Minister within the CGKNThis article seeks to contribute to the reflection on ecclesial ministry from the perspective of the missio Dei. The gateway chosen is the unconventional image of ecclesial ministry as depicted in the Polish film Corpus Christi. Jan Komasa, the director, paints the protagonist as a facilitator of a communal process of interpretation and reconciliation through which the core of the gospel becomes concretely visible in social reality. This cinematographic portrayal of ecclesial ministry is then used to look at the situation regarding ministry in a small Reformed denomination in the Netherlands. The issues highlighted in Corpus Christi also play a role in these churches. To see if the imagination of Corpus Christi can also be made fruitful for thinking through Reformed theology of ministry, two steps are then taken. First, it will be shown that within the Reformed tradition there are starting points for the view of the ordained minister as a facilitator the process of interpretation. Then, using the thoughts of Michael Moynagh, the article explores how this vision of ministry can be made fruitful for the current missionary situation in the West. The article concludes with three elements needed to implement the image of the ordained minister as an interpretive guide. https://ecclesialfutures.org/article/view/12989HomelessnessCorpus ChristiFilmInterpretive guideMichael MoynaghOrdained ministry
spellingShingle Rein den Hertog
Leading from the liturgy
Ecclesial Futures
Homelessness
Corpus Christi
Film
Interpretive guide
Michael Moynagh
Ordained ministry
title Leading from the liturgy
title_full Leading from the liturgy
title_fullStr Leading from the liturgy
title_full_unstemmed Leading from the liturgy
title_short Leading from the liturgy
title_sort leading from the liturgy
topic Homelessness
Corpus Christi
Film
Interpretive guide
Michael Moynagh
Ordained ministry
url https://ecclesialfutures.org/article/view/12989
work_keys_str_mv AT reindenhertog leadingfromtheliturgy