tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234701.post3385010005181852140..comments2023-06-06T04:47:08.384-04:00Comments on Prairie Preacher: Really??? The United Church makes the headlines again ...Reverend Shawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17592815717779408231noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234701.post-85188988934509244842012-07-31T22:30:59.321-04:002012-07-31T22:30:59.321-04:00I was also disappointed, though not surprised, at ...I was also disappointed, though not surprised, at the content of Ms. Wente's column, and I appreciate your reply to it. There was another good reply in the Victoria Times Colonist,and if you haven't seen it you can read it online.<br /><br />I disagree with you on one point. I do not think that the clergy are 99% responsible to open doors to new people and invite them in, or to be the primary examples of faithful living. Clergy should do those things, but so should the lay people of the church. The lay people hire the minister to do a particular job, which includes pastoral care and teaching and inspiring them in their Christian walk. And however good the minister is, one sign of a healthy congregation is that if the minister had to leave suddenly, the congregation would continue as a faithful Christian community, providing leadership from within until able to call someone else.Margerynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234701.post-28624869510056032902012-07-30T16:50:18.072-04:002012-07-30T16:50:18.072-04:00One thing that never seems to change about Churche...One thing that never seems to change about Churches, any church, is the compulsion to push the guilt button. <br />Why not simply acknowledge that despite best efforts by churches and their leaders, secular society simply doesn't find what churches preach and teach as believable. Why the need to blame and slag your colleagues?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21234701.post-77666196499896634692012-07-29T11:53:21.705-04:002012-07-29T11:53:21.705-04:00As usual you speak from the heart. If you were sti...As usual you speak from the heart. If you were still at "our" church, we would be there too. Miss you every time I read your posts. (that means every day)<br />SharronSharronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230463546362830348noreply@blogger.com