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Reluctance, Seduction: Did God Just Call Me?
Sun, May 24
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What does it mean to be called? Spirit can arrive like a lightning bolt, take decades to quietly take root, or offer only silence. Join Christy Randazzo as they weave personal testimony with Quaker history and theology to explore what it truly looks like to follow Spirit's leading into ministry.


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May 24, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
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Friends teach that any and all can be led by the Divine into ministry. Divine leading is sometimes obvious, yet it is never simple. Leadings can rapidly emerge, entirely upending the tables of our lives. They can also take years to germinate and take root - and then take decades to fully blossom. Sometimes Spirit demands our attention and shakes us by the lapels, and sometimes Spirit desires our attention and dances with us in an intimate and seductive embrace. And, sometimes we hear nothing at all, seemingly left to lead ourselves. How do we make sense of it all, and respond to the infinite complexity that is experiencing Divine leadings? Join Christy Randazzo as they weave stories of their lifelong struggle and dance with Spirit with Quaker history and theology to offer some lessons for others on the journey of following Spirit’s leading into ministry. Christy Randazzo (PhD - Quaker Theology, Univ.…