tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post111324061888463574..comments2023-09-19T07:50:13.308-07:00Comments on Feminary: So here's what's been going onStasihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10864458542635159512noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-1113432233429108152005-04-13T15:43:00.000-07:002005-04-13T15:43:00.000-07:00The church you visited sounds much like my church....The church you visited sounds much like my church. We are literally next to a hayfield out in some especially God-forsaken (so to speak) corner of our rural county...but that isolation is something of a blessing, because our congregation is not burdened by having to conform to what they think church should be. We have such an incredibly empowered laity -- when our pastor goes on vacation, we never have to hire a supply pastor...one of our people is an almost-ordained individual with a dispensation from our bishop to celebrate the Eucharist; she, another layperson who graduated from a synodical lay training program, another individual and myself (we just started the same program) take turns preaching the sermon on the pastor's "away" Sundays. We've done some really neat, innovative things with our confirmation program, which has almost 20 kids involved to varying degrees. It's a good place to be.LutheranChikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02685566332651377907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-1113399907233548062005-04-13T06:45:00.000-07:002005-04-13T06:45:00.000-07:00Dude,We just started a new quarter!Dude,<BR/><BR/>We just started a new quarter!Stasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10864458542635159512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8428685.post-1113310222940888022005-04-12T05:50:00.000-07:002005-04-12T05:50:00.000-07:00Hey friend,May your semester finish well. The semi...Hey friend,<BR/>May your semester finish well. The seminary students around here look fairly wasted. <BR/><BR/>There's an interesting little conversation on my blog right now about homosexuality and I thought you might want to contribute. Hope to see you there.TKPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830562753725505668noreply@blogger.com