A tale of two slippers over three-and-a-half-decades of ministry A pair of slippers crafted from fine leather, we caught the eye of a Canadian couple visiting relatives in Germany in …
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It’s a familiar refrain: you can’t get a job without experience but you can’t get experience without a job. The challenges are compounded when professional fields, like the pastorate, expect …
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Laity and the problem of professionalism in our churches
by ContributorLet me begin boldly. I believe there has been a colossal disenfranchisement of the laity in our churches. Parallel to this phenomenon is the professionalization of the pastoral ministry. I …
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Can the church survive the professionalization of its leadership?
by MeetinghouseThe first in a three-part series Most Christians are reluctant to think of themselves as members of a multibusiness corporation with branches in far-flung parts of the country, or even …