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clergy, ministerial-formation, ministers, seminary
Ministers: Are you grateful?
10.25.07 | Permalink | 4 CommentsAttention all ordained ministers: I have a burning question for you. Thinking back to your candidacy process, is that a process you are grateful for now? (As opposed to being grateful that it’s over.) And were you grateful for it then? I’m asking specifically about the denominational vetting process—interviews, position papers, etc.—as opposed to seminary […]
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bags, mdiv, seminary
Perfect bag for a seminarian
10.19.07 | Permalink | 3 CommentsOr seminary graduate. Now on sale for only $500 a credit hour.
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baptists, homemakers, seminary
Did your seminary have a class on homemaking?
08.16.07 | Permalink | 6 CommentsThis one’s going to. I suppose it’s a prereq for an MRS degree.
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clergy, ordination, seminary
No pulpits for seminarians, no seminarians for pulpits
10.03.06 | Permalink | 5 CommentsA recent Washington Post piece says that only 50-65% of seminary graduates find ministry jobs, matching up with an earlier NYTimes piece that said much the same. However, the WP piece talks about pulpit shortages, but the NYT piece talks about twentysomething seminarians choosing not to go into the ministry. Add to that anecdotal evidence […]
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seminary
28 things they won’t teach you in seminary
08.03.06 | Permalink | 11 CommentsEvery wonder what ministers don’t learn in seminary? Quite a bit that you’d think they would need to know. I compiled this incomplete list with my pal Silver Tongued Devil, a fellow seminary graduate. All of these are from our own seminary experiences or those of close friends. Please add your own at the end, […]
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blessed-community, congregationalism, ekklesia, ordination, seminary, upaya
Follow up: The gifts and graces for ministry
07.31.06 | Permalink | 7 CommentsA People So Bold and Boy in the Bands have each responded to my recent salvo on what ministry is and ain’t. Some further thoughts: 1. Ministry is not a profession. The professions—law, medicine, and psychology, most typically—are necessarily self-serving guilds. By credentialing and policing their members, they preserve the power to control public access […]
