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The crazy balance of your mind

I share this in hopes of gaining more insight from this collective wisdom. This morning Carol Howard Merritt, alumni from APTS, discussed the financial disparity that exists out there in ChurchWorldLand. She says, “I wish that each pastor had a set amount, based on cost of living, housing, experience, and education. A set salary, [...]

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A Call to Ministry in a postmodern world

I have been working on a project for a few months now. I am finally putting it together. I apologize for the cross pollination from my site. I wanted to get some feed back from y’all before I finalize anything. I am shooting for a C or maybe a B-. [...]

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Thoughts on Ordination Exams

Today marked one less hoop to jump through, hopefully. The Church Polity Ordination Exam was today, and it was the last of 4 (Church Polity, Theology, Worship & Sacraments, and Exegesis) ordination exams PC(USA)ers have to take - and pass - in order to get ordained. I say hopefully because I thought this exam was [...]

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