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Are Seminaries Doing a Good Job?

Posted in Church Ministry, Cultural Commentary, Theology, tagged , , , , , , , on April 29, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Not long ago my friend Andrew reported a conversation he had recently with a seminary faculty member who asked him, “Are we doing a good job?”  Great question.  I’ve thought about this quite commonly in recent weeks.  I’m assuming your response to this question might depend on the extent of your experience with Christian ministers, [...]

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Calling and Vision ::: The Need for Pastoral Leadership

Posted in Church Ministry, Theology, tagged , , , , , , on April 22, 2008 | 7 Comments »

God is calling people in to pastoral leadership, but it seems as though the call is going unheeded, at times, from those in our youngest generations. The UMC (as well as other denominations) has seen a drop in the number of clergy ages 35 and younger. I’ve written about the lack of young [...]

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Where are the Young People? Leadership Development and Going Forth

Posted in Church Ministry, Cultural Commentary, Theology, tagged , , , , , , , , , on January 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »

Over a month ago I happened upon an article concerning “young clergy” and the dire need to increase the percentage of young leaders within the United Methodist denomination.  You can read the article I happened upon here.
Since reading this article I have continued to reflect on this topic.  Upon following the link you’ll find an article [...]

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