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RE: ordination - 7/22/2008 6:18:25 PM
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professir
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I have experienced both ends of this discussion. Having been ordained in a denomonation and served for over 18 years, left that work over leadership issues, I began to work with one of the main stream denomonations with the intent of securing a position as a pastor for one of the thousands of small congragations. I was told that not only was my ordination not reconized (private 2 year seminary dedication to the first denomonation) but my 18 years of experience was "not any better then a plumber" because I didnt attend a name seminary. To be ordained, I would have needed to work for over 6 years, take 14 courses, sit under the tutalge of a mentor for 18 months, seek the approval of 9 committees, dedicate 25 hours a week to the local church and then...THEN maybe I would be acceptable. No guarantees mind you. (Sorry if I sound hurt, but I am). The irony, is there are many unstaffed churches within 100 miles of my home.
I gave up, and returned to my former church as a member, while I seek God's guitance back to full time ministy. I have the heart, the soul, the experience and the talents to be a pastor, just not the opportunity.
Ray
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RE: ordination - 7/22/2008 6:37:11 PM
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armydude
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ORIGINAL: professir
I have experienced both ends of this discussion. Having been ordained in a denomonation and served for over 18 years, left that work over leadership issues, I began to work with one of the main stream denomonations with the intent of securing a position as a pastor for one of the thousands of small congragations. I was told that not only was my ordination not reconized (private 2 year seminary dedication to the first denomonation) but my 18 years of experience was "not any better then a plumber" because I didnt attend a name seminary. To be ordained, I would have needed to work for over 6 years, take 14 courses, sit under the tutalge of a mentor for 18 months, seek the approval of 9 committees, dedicate 25 hours a week to the local church and then...THEN maybe I would be acceptable. No guarantees mind you. (Sorry if I sound hurt, but I am). The irony, is there are many unstaffed churches within 100 miles of my home.
I gave up, and returned to my former church as a member, while I seek God's guitance back to full time ministy. I have the heart, the soul, the experience and the talents to be a pastor, just not the opportunity.
Ray
And that's a shame. It shows me that if these denominations would stop the idolatry (putting more emphasis on a seminary degree than the calling of God is idolatry) this problem wouldn't exist.
As long as it does, my dislike of denominational Christianity will continue.
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