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expedient-means, reconciliation, ubuntu, upaya
Any way we can (part four in ubuntu series)
10.27.06 | Permalink | 2 CommentsSo if ubuntu is so damn important—maybe even all we really need—how do we do it? Short answer: any way we can. Buddhism has a nice concept called “upaya.” Upaya is the idea that, when crossing the river to enlightenment, any water-worthy thing that gets you across will do. Bass boat, yacht, driftwood—it’s all good. […]
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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 […]
