Ernie : You're very "pastoral." NOT a criticism, being a pastor is --in some ways-- a lot of grief, it is demanding, and --certainly for the most conscientious-- I don't know how they do it. OTOH, there are seminarians who never become pastors and go on to become scholars of various kinds, or go into publications or media, and so forth. Should be a place for them, don't you think so ? Billy ------------------------------- 5/2/2012 10:00:25 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Hi David, Sent from my iPhone On May 2, 2012, at 21:32, "David R. Block" <[email protected]> wrote: > How does one take the denominationalism OUT of the seminaries?? Or is such even desirable or possible?? You missed the part where I destroy seminaries. :-) Instead of a 2-3 year extraction to create academic professional clergy, I want pastors to be trained and mentored as part of a living church. Less sitting in class, more direct supervision of field work. And yes, this would disrupt national denominations in favor of semi-autonomous regional networks that may well span traditional denominational boundaries. E -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org -- Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community <[email protected]> Google Group: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Radical Centrism website and blog: http://RadicalCentrism.org
