In the midst of a global crisis, the author found herself in a crisis of vocation, wondering whether or not there might be something else she could do with her life, other than serve the church. The church as a whole began asking questions of a similar and urgent nature. Why be together in Jesus’ name? Does any of what we do as the church in gathering, in proclaiming, in serving, in being together, in not being together, does any of it matter?
Martha Tatarnic is a contributor to Christian Century, The Anglican Journal, and Canadian Running. Her long-time blog for the Canadian Anglican Church and Ministry Matters is available on the Medium.com platform. She is the author of Why Gather? and co-host of the Future Christian podcast. She is a priest in the Anglican Church of Canada and rector at St. George’s Anglican Church in St. Catharines, Ontario, where she lives.