Key terms – Life of Faith Initiative

Key terms that are used in the Life of Faith Initiative include the following (click to see an explanation).

Arenas of Daily Life	Discernment	Roles and Relationships
Baptism as Primary Ordination	Life of Faith Initiative	Scattered Church/Gathered Church
Baptismal Call	Ministry	Servanthood
Baptismal Covenant	Ministry by the Baptized	Service
Book of Faith Initiative	Ministry in Daily Life	Spheres of Influence
Call	Missional Church	Universal Priesthood
Calling	Neighbor	Vocation
Creation as Neighbor	Neighborliness of All Believers	Word and Sacrament Ministry
Daily Life	Pastor	Word and Service Ministry
Deacon/Diaconal Minister	Priesthood of All Believers	Worship as Formation for Life
Diakonia

Craig L. Nessan, Wartburg Theological Seminary

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