[Oe List ...] Bill's tribute to Vance

[Nancy Lanphear]

Dear Ones,

I only met Vance Engleman once or twice in my life.  I am grateful for 
all of the wonderful stories you are writing about him for now I feel a 
connection with his life that was not there before.  His mark on this 
planet is felt and because he is part of our SPIRIT COMMUNITY, as are 
all of you, and because he is part of the "Family of "THINGS" * , he is 
missed.  You are all loved.			"Wild Geese" by Mary Oliver

Nancy


On Nov 11, 2005, at 6:07 AM, <cdzoll at comcast.net> wrote:

> Bill:  I don't do much preaching these days, but if you still have even
> notes of those 10 sermons based on RS-l I would be interested in 
> seeing how
> they "sound" today in light of all the work I've done with the Jesus
> Seminar. I recently tossed a couple of boxes of my old sermons because 
> I
> thought they were awful and useless in light of where I am today. David
> Zollars
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "William Alerding" <walerding at igc.org>
> To: "Order Ecumenical Community" <OE at wedgeblade.net>
> Sent: Thursday, November 10, 2005 2:40 PM
> Subject: [Oe List ...] Bill's tribute to Vance
>
>
>> Vance injected himself into my life when I first moved into the 5th
>> City Program Center in 1967, where we were both housed. His loud,
>> brash, Texas-style humor immediately endeared him to me and we began a
>> long & dear relationship that endured for almost 38 years.
>>
>> Our friendship deepened when Vance was assigned to join us in Sydney,
>> Australia where he  replaced a local pastor on long-term leave. When
>> Barb and I were assigned for 10 weeks to run the Applecross
>> Congregational Church in Perth as well as do 10 courses, Vance  wrote
>> out for me a brilliantly done sketch of 10 sermons based on RSI. They
>> were extremely well received by the congregation. I have often found
>> Vance's lectures and colorful board work well-designed and memorable.
>>
>> Since returning to the U.S, in 1993, we renewed our relationship and
>> visited each other a number of times, always with great raucous
>> enjoyment. It was painful to see him physically   deteriorating the
>> past few years.  He has left us with strong memories of a decisive,
>> take-charge personality with a heart as big as the sky. We are 
>> thankful
>> that he is now beyond pain and he will always be a welcomed part of 
>> our
>> lives.
>>
>> Bill Alerding
>>
>>
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