{"id":6782,"date":"2021-11-23T21:43:07","date_gmt":"2021-11-23T21:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/?p=6782"},"modified":"2021-11-23T21:43:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-23T21:43:42","slug":"hoping-for-what-we-do-not-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2021\/11\/23\/hoping-for-what-we-do-not-see\/","title":{"rendered":"Hoping for what we do not see"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Paul writes in Romans 8 that \u201c&#8230; if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.\u201d That should resonate with all of us, because, indeed, no one knows what the future holds.<\/p>\n<p>What will the church look like in five years, let alone 50? What will the shape of the average Christian community be? How will our institutional structures change? What will the Holy Spirit breathe into life as our culture continues to shift and transform?<\/p>\n<p>One thing is certain: God is still on the move, and we\u2019re still invited to follow God\u2019s lead into the future\u2014even if we can\u2019t see it quite yet.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/issue\/fall-2021\/\">this issue<\/a> of Story magazine, we introduce you to some ministry pioneers who are hoping for what they do not see\u2014and in the process are beginning to catch glimpses of what God has in store.<\/p>\n<p>Meet some of the ever-expanding number of leaders who are embracing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2021\/11\/23\/bivocationality-the-open-secret-among-todays-ministry-leaders\">multivocational ministry paths<\/a>, both inside and outside the church\u2014and read how multivocationality is opening up new opportunities and ways of imagining Christian leadership. Don\u2019t miss the feature on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2021\/11\/23\/seeds-project-fellowship-the-divine-calling-of-doing-things-differently\">Seeds Project fellows<\/a>, some of the most innovative and cutting-edge leaders in the country. Finally, get inside the next phase of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/story\/2021\/11\/23\/listen-god-is-calling-a-campaign-for-the-future-of-the-church\"><strong><em>Listen!<\/em> God is Calling<\/strong> campaign<\/a> and how Luther Seminary is tackling student debt and championing bold, innovative strategies to raise up leaders for what\u2019s coming next.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you\u2019ll be every bit as energized by these stories as I am!<\/p>\n<p>In Christ,<\/p>\n<p>Robin J. 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