Season 1, Episode 6 – So, now what?

Discussion/Journaling Questions

1. Understanding the Baptismal Covenant: Reflect on your personal experience with faith covenants or commitments. How does the concept of the baptismal covenant, as described by Bishop DeDe, resonate with your own spiritual journey? How do you understand the role of this covenant in shaping your daily life and faith practice?
2. The Apostles’ Teaching and Fellowship: Consider a time when you were deeply engaged in learning or fellowship within your faith community. How did this experience impact your spiritual growth? Discuss the importance of continuing in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, as emphasized in the podcast and the baptismal covenant. How can these practices enrich your faith today?
3. Breaking of Bread and Communion: Reflect on a meaningful experience of communal worship or sharing a meal in a spiritual context. How does the idea of being “taken, blessed, broken, and given” in the context of communion influence your understanding of community and personal transformation? How does this apply to your own life?
4. Prayer as Transformation: Write about a time when prayer led to a significant change in your perspective or actions. How does Bishop DeDe’s view of prayer as a transformative and active engagement with God challenge or reinforce your own experience with prayer?
5. Engaging with the Faith Community: Reflect on the idea that faith is lived out in community and relationships. How has interacting with others in your faith community helped you to see and address aspects of your own spiritual journey? How can we cultivate a deeper sense of connection and empathy within our communities?
6. Responding to God’s Invitation: Bishop DeDe talks about the ongoing nature of faith and the call to continue growing and learning. How do you respond to the invitation to be part of God’s ongoing work in the world? What steps can you take to actively participate in this divine invitation and support your growth in faith?

AI Disclosure: To support our small staff in their limited time, many of our episode discussion questions are first generated by AI and then edited and refined by staff members to be in line with our podcast goals and our diocesan vision and mission.