The title says it all. Since I’m gay, ordained and out, I thought I should bring up the subject. This is an open post for ordained gay men and lesbians. What are your challenges? What could help you in your ministry? What has been offered to help that doesn’t help? What advice would you give… Continue reading So you’re gay and ordained. What challenges you? Helps?
Category: Ministerial formation
Chutney rants (correctly) about ministry
Chutney (Making Chutney) has a little rant about ministerial ordination and education where he throws a big wet blanket on the conventional mainline ministerial formation process. I read it in context of some of the tight-sphinctered replies at the infamous post at PeaceBang’s Beauty Tips for Ministers. For the record, he and I both have… Continue reading Chutney rants (correctly) about ministry
Watch and learn: Arlington Cemetery documentary
I watched a 2004 National Geographic Special on PBS tonight: Arlington: Field of Honor (WGBH Boston page). It is obviously on as a lead-up to Memorial Day and follows a day of funerals at Arlington National Cemetery, and outlines its history. Chances are you can still watch it if you get PBS, and it is… Continue reading Watch and learn: Arlington Cemetery documentary
NYT on seminarians
Hubby brought this New York Times article to my attention. Thought y’all’d be interested. Students Flock to Seminaries, but Fewer See Pulpit in Future
Peregrinato muses ministerial formation
Jim Estes (Peregrinato) has begun writing about ministerial formation at his blog, which has otherwise been quiet for a time. Do read. Uplifting our Own: The Formation of Ministers
Pearlbear and many others
Michelle Murrain (Pearlbear) has received word from her United Church of Christ conference, meaning in so many words that “she’s leaving.” Not suggest even a hint of self-pity, accusation, or anger. It sounds like the right idea, and not too long ago, I thought about it, too. Goodness knows the slightly older UU Christian clergy… Continue reading Pearlbear and many others
My favorite churchly site
We all know the Desert Island game — immortalized on the BBC with its Desert Island Disks show — where you are limited to x number of books or records for an indefinite amount of time. Not quite in the spirit of the game (unless one had it cached on a solar-powered laptop) is the… Continue reading My favorite churchly site
MFC questions blog
Nate Walker, an M.Div. (Union) and intern at White Plains, has started a new blog with past questions dreaded by ministerial fellowship candidates in their interview with the Ministerial Fellowship Committee. He’s posting a few a week and looking for comments and discussion. Perhaps this would be a good time for those of us in… Continue reading MFC questions blog
PeaceBanging ministerial debt
PeaceBang wrote an indignant and largely correct comment to reply to an earlier comment in Philocrites’s posting, “A religion still seeking definition” (which itself pointed to something I wrote, thus coming full circle.) In a nutshell, she says if you want ministers trained for advanced theological reflection and production, the common fellowship is going to… Continue reading PeaceBanging ministerial debt
Personal M.Div.
Now that I’ve gotten a new feed reader, I can scan through fresh RSS feeds even faster, and pick up some blogs that I had to drop from being overwhelmed. One of this second class is the ChangeThis newsletter, which points to new manifesto titles at ChangeThis.com. A manifesto is a prima facie argument and… Continue reading Personal M.Div.