In this episode… we talk about the meaning behind Full Communion, “Called to Common Mission” with the Evangelical Lutheran Church USA. We hear from The Rev. Anne Kyle about her ministry as an Episcopal priest serving not one but two congregations, one Episcopal and one ELCA.

“According to this agreement, the Episcopal Church and Evangelical Lutheran Church in America “discovered their unity in the gospel and commitment to the mission to which God calls the church of Jesus Christ in every generation. Unity and mission are organically linked in the Body of Christ, the church. All baptized people are called to lives of faithful witness and service in the name of Jesus. Indeed, the baptized are nourished and sustained by Christ as encountered in Word and Sacrament. Our search for a fuller expression of visible unity is for the sake of living and sharing the gospel. Unity and mission are at the heart of the church’s life, reflecting thereby an obedient response to the call of our Lord Jesus Christ.” -An Agreement of Full Communion – Called to Common Mission

About the Hosts

Clare Stern-Burbano (she/her) is a member of the laity and currently a youth and college minister at a parish in Kansas City, MO and second-year seminarian at Univ. of Dubuque Theological Seminary. She hopes of one day becoming an Episcopal priest. Clare comes from an interfaith family and found a spiritual home in the Episcopal Church when she was nine years old. 

The Rev. David Kendrick (he/him) serves as the Rector at St. John’s Episcopal Church in Springfield, MO in the Diocese of West Missouri. He is married to Laura and they are really proud of their son, John, their daughter-in-law, Nancy, and two young grandsons.

The Rev. Collin Larimore (he/him) serves as Assistant Priest at Grace Episcopal Church in Carthage, Missouri in the Diocese of West Missouri. Fr. Collin has a passion for the outdoors, travel, and food. A native of the Ozarks of southern Missouri, Fr. Collin was raised in the Episcopal Church, studied religion and conservation in undergrad, and completed his seminary studies at Seminary of the Southwest in Austin, Texas.

About our Guests:

The Rev. Anne Meredith Kyle (she/her). Mtr. Anne is an Episcopal Priest serving two congregations in the West-Central Missouri town of Sedalia. She was ordained to the diaconate in 2015 and to the priesthood in June 2016. She has served Calvary Episcopal in Sedalia since Christmas 2015. In September 2017 Mtr. Anne answered the call to join a shared ministry between Calvary Episcopal and Christ & Trinity (ELCA) Lutheran Churches, both located in Sedalia. For Mtr. Anne, she says, “the opportunity to enter into shared ministry is a blessing to both congregations and moving us forward in new and wonderful ways.”

Relevant links…

 www.bcponline.org 

An Agreement of Full Communion – Called to Common Mission

Campus Ministry- Diocese of West Missouri

 All Things…Episcopal podcast is a production of The Diocese of West Missouri in association with Resonate Media. 

Music is provided by Blue Dot sessions

Our opening theme is New Found Believers and our closing theme is After Sunrise