"The Church is the Body of Christ, the people of God and the dwelling-place of the Holy Spirit. In baptism the whole Church is summoned to witness to God’s love and to work for the coming of his kingdom."
These words were spoken on 02 July 2020 at a service to commission 23 men and women into public ministry in parishes across the Diocese of Chester.
But as Archdeacon Mike reminds us, we are all called to be FTCW's: Full-time Christian Workers.
Mike says: "Please, please do not ever think that because you haven’t had a particular kind of training or because you don’t have a dog collar, or because you think you’re too young or too old, that somehow you are a second class Christian who just makes up the numbers. Far from it. In your daily life, at home, in your neighbourhood, at work, at school. On the phone, on Zoom, as you walk the dog. There are ways you can serve Jesus that are unique to you. People you know, situations you can pray for, in ways that no-one else can. God has put you where you are for a purpose and he wants to live through you to bless the world."