Candlemas

Fr. Benjamin Wall
Written By The Rev. Dr. Benjamin Wall

Mal. 3:1-4

Heb. 2:14-18

Luke 2:22-40

About the Series:

What does it mean to be generous? Often we mainly think about money, but what if it’s more than that? Further, how might the Gospel of Jesus help us understand what it means to be generous people? The story God is telling is one of radical generosity, from the garden to Jesus, to the new heaven and new earth. Our God is abundantly generous with his creation. The story God invites us to participate in is one in which we experience generosity from God and extend generosity to others. It affects everything: our time, energy, finances, and resources. This series is meant to help us begin to explore the way God invites us into a profound story of generosity.

The stories herein paint us a lavish picture of how being generous has so much more to do than just giving money. It affects our relationships, hospitality, mission, ministry, and how we use power.

We hope that this series awakens a profound desire to be a generous people reflecting on our generous God.

The Rev. Dr. Benjamin Wall

Generally known as “Father Benjamin,” he serves as one of our priests here at Redeemer. He has previously served as our Pastoral Care Director, but now works full-time with our diocese, serving as the Director for Leadership Development for the Triad Deanery. Benjamin is also the Director of the Center for Pastoral Formation (one of our Abbey ministries) which helps lay people discern their call to ministry and become equipped for participating in Christ’s ministry.

He is our "theologian in residence" doing work on the intersection of disability, mental health, and Christian faith. He holds a B.A. in Biblical Studies, an M.A. in Christian Ethics, and a Th.M. in Theology with a focus on environmental ethics. He also holds a Ph.D. in Practical Theology from the University of Aberdeen, where he wrote his dissertation: "Listening as Worship in the Shaping of Christian Ethos—Community, Care, and Faith—According to the Rule of St. Benedict and Jean Vanier." He authored Welcome as a Way of Life, and he has been a professor at several institutions of higher education and was a mental health professional for 10+ years.

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