Grateful People

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

Exo 17:1-7

Rom 1:16-32

John 4:5-42

About the Series:

This series is aimed at helping us walk through Lent. These disciplines guide and instruct us in new practices. During this season, we hope that you are awakened to the work God wants to do in our lives, both individually and communally.

Lent reminds us that our lives are finite, that to dust you shall return. This sobering reality quickens our need for drawing close to God and participating in his divine life.

To do so, we must become aware of where we’ve fallen short, so we can see where God is calling us to. May this season be one of open examination of our hearts and lives and a turning back to 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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