| T.R | Title | User | Personal
Name | Date | Lines |
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| 129.1 | | GWYNED::YUKONSEC | MSP | Wed Dec 19 1990 19:17 | 6 |
| One of the things I like most about the Society of Friends is that
there are no ministers. Well, we are each considered to be a minister.
My favorite minister, then, would have to be the corporate body of
Friends.
E Grace
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| 129.2 | | CSC32::M_VALENZA | RMH | Wed Dec 19 1990 20:03 | 11 |
| Another thing to consider is the fact that vocal ministry is only one
of many ways of being a minister. Someone who speaks elegantly during
Sunday worship is ministering to others in one way; yet there are other
ways of ministering as well. The "priesthood of all believers" implies
not that all of us have the same talents, but that each of us can
contribute to the religious community as a whole with the individual
capabilities that we do have. No group of people--no race, no sex, no
professional class--has a lock on any type of ministry, vocal ministry
included.
-- Mike
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| 129.3 | | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Say your peace | Wed Dec 19 1990 20:18 | 12 |
| Note 129.1
> One of the things I like most about the Society of Friends is that
> there are no ministers.
E Grace,
I heard it a little differently, not to refute you. I heard instead
of eliminating the clergy, Friends eliminated the laity. ;-)
Peace,
Richard
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| 129.4 | Example of Living Love | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Say your peace | Wed Dec 19 1990 20:29 | 6 |
| I asked this same question in an adult Church class. Several
people who responded said that their choice was not professional
clergy nor even an eloquent speaker. Rather, it was nearly
always someone who exemplified extreme love.
Richard
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| 129.5 | Ministers all | CSC32::J_CHRISTIE | Say your peace | Mon Dec 24 1990 19:31 | 23 |
| Lucille Glendenning - My school teacher from 3rd through 8th grade.
She shared subtle spiritual insights with me, so subtle that at the
time I didn't realize what an enormous gift she was giving me.
Olive Goodykoontz - Quaker - A warm smile, a hearty laugh, a vigorous love.
Her life, a life that did not include marriage, was lived out in service
to others. She was gregarious and generous, and she was never too proud
to apologize to someone she'd wronged, even when she was in the right.
My parents - They bit their tongues and allowed me to explore the limits
of my own physical capabilities.
Duane Averill - Ordained United Methodist clergy - Taught me the richness
of symbolism and tradition in our Christian heritage.
My son, Ricky - for teaching me how to recapture the sheer wonder of life.
Richard
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