Video | Adventist community at its best?

27 May 2008

Video | Adventist community at its best?

By Alexander Carpenter
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Pastor Ryan Bell writes:

Today we started a new sermon series at the Hollywood Adventist Church called "Working for Life." For six weeks we'll be exploring and building a theology of work together. If you want to follow along from a distance you can subscribe to our podcast (click here).

As a part of this sermon series, one of our members, Kelsy Jarboe, is creating short documentaries about some of our members and what they do for work. It's a simple way of telling our stories related to our work life. Here's the first installment with musician and music instructor, Melinda Rice. It's only 2:20 minutes long.


I found this video deeply moving. I resonate with how Melinda articulates a sense of mission in her work. And helping church members get to know each other like this really fits my definition of community.

Comments

Alex,

Thanks so much for posting this! As a musician/music teacher on the other coast, I found myself identifying with so much of what Melinda was expressing. Very early in my teaching career, the light bulb went on for me...I wasn't teaching music to kids, I was teaching kids, music. And through music, I can make a positive impact on some of their lives, for life. That's a sense of mission.

A good reminder when the days get challenging and tough...and they sometimes do. A source of gratitude during those magical times when the creativity and gifts of my students are flowering before my eyes, and I realize that I've been given the privelege to be part of this incredible process.

Thanks again...

Frank

Posted by: frank7 (not verified) | 28 May 2008 at 7:35

Well done Hollywood!!

Posted by: Johnny A. Ramirez | 29 May 2008 at 1:34

Thanks Frank.

I salute teachers as one of the greatest gifts that God has given us. Passing and receiving, not just knowledge - but the acquisition process itself - can be a spiritual experience.

Posted by: Alexander Carpenter | 03 June 2008 at 9:47

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