Category: Clergy and Laity Dualism
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Heeding the call
From the Presbyterian News Service: Heeding the call (Your GAC mission dollars at work!) LOUISVILLE — The Rev. Lee Hinson-Hasty recalled a parking lot discussion he had with a young man who had become an Inquirer after exploring his call with his church’s session for five years. “Full of a feeling of support by his…
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Richard Mouw on our Calling to Holy Worldliness
As a preface, I never said I was the most timely person in the world. While surfing Mike McLoughlin's Faith at Work blog, I came across his post in April called Richard Mouw on our Calling to Holy Worldliness. I loved the close of Mike's post. I asked Dr. Mouw a question similar to a…
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Respiratory Failure in The Presbyterian Church, (USA)
Those of you who have been following this blog since its inception last June will remember that I published an article in the June 13, 2005, edition of the Presbyterian Outlook called "Respiratory Failure in The Presbyterian Church (USA)." Well, I submitted the same article to the Ooze. Last week theOoze.com published the article. If…
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Empowering The Laity Through Preaching
Empowering The Laity Through Preaching is a post by William Willimon, a bishop in the United Methodist Church. (If you have been with me for a while, you know I dislike the word "laity." Come to think of it, being Presbyterian, I am none too fond of "bishop." But I digress.) Here are the closing…
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A Professional Class?
A Professional Class? is a post by Neil Craigan. He reflects on the "professional distance" that clergy are taught to keep from the laity in everything from counseling to sermon illustrations. These are important insights. In addition to Neil's observations, I remember hearing that more than 75% of pastors report they have no close friends.…
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Respiratory Failure in PC(USA)
I authored an article that was just recently published online. It is called "Respiratory Failure in PC(USA)." You can read it at: