After years centered on sports, business and ranching, Jacob Dean of Bayard will be ordained a Greek Orthodox priest Nov. 8, answering a calling he says was never part of his own plan but emerged through faith, family and a desire to serve a century-old Bayard parish.
MARK KESZLER
Nspire Today! Feature Writer
BAYARD – When Deacon Jacob Dean puts on the long black cassock worn by Orthodox clergy, he doesn’t view it as a symbol of status. He views it as a reminder.
“It’s not about me,” Dean said. “Every time I put it on, it reminds me to reflect the light of Christ and the church. It is a call to leave behind my desires and attachments to the world, and to seek Christ and His Kingdom first.”
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