tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post346355087610720667..comments2023-09-19T07:50:13.308-07:00Comments on Feminary: More weirdnessStasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10864458542635159512noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-6558568658634446042007-11-05T18:26:00.000-08:002007-11-05T18:26:00.000-08:00We always feel some loss, some grief, when we turn...We always feel some loss, some grief, when we turn from one path to another. I turned about en years ago from seeking to be a CPE Supervisor and pursuing clinical chaplaincy. I certainly felt a sense of failure in stepping away from the hard process of certification. After all, no one had told me I had to leave, that I could never be certified. I <I>did</I> sometimes feel I was failing. One of my goals, too, was to change the Church by raising the base of pastoral care clergy were prepared to offer.<BR/><BR/>However, the change came on context of a powerful spiritual experience (one that made sense to me in light of previous spiritual experiences). one of God telling me that this was a change to make Since then I've found that I still have access to students, and can still affect the future of the Church. It just wasn't in the way I expected.<BR/><BR/>One Sufi writer I remember pointed out that "not all hardship is a challenge from God." If God calls you to something easy, why resist like Naaman? Concentrate on where you think God wants you to be now.<BR/><BR/>As for ordination: I believe that if God wants you offering that ministry within the Church God will get you through the process. Not necessarily easily, of course; not with the blaze of a falling star; but certainly. That, again, is more about what you feel God is calling you to than it is about anything else.<BR/><BR/>I have faith that you are looking for what God wants for you; and that She will certainly help you find it.Marshall Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02807749717320495495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-61819586227759573532007-11-04T01:03:00.000-07:002007-11-04T01:03:00.000-07:00Regarding teaching at seminary and/or Christian co...Regarding teaching at seminary and/or Christian colleges, it has been said that "As the seminary goes today, so goes the church tomorrow." If you want to make changes to the church, seminary is the place to do it. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure you know this, of course. Bless you.bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08078682277982417681noreply@blogger.com