Throughout the years, this short story of a brief journey has continued to captivate our attention. It encapsulates what we seek to share in the course of this volume in the Foundations for Learning series, Exploring Practices of Ministry. The very word practice is rich in meanings. Among other things, it implies that there is freedom to experiment, that we can continue to grow and expand both knowledge and abilities. That ministry is a practice means it is never perfected and never finished. As