Dear ______: You are absolutely right: It has been far too long since we’ve written to each other. Thanks for the update on your life in this final year of seminary. It does sound really stressful. You probably feel like the weight of the whole world is on your shoulders — like poor old Atlas. […]
Letters to a Young Pastor: Dealing with Grief
Dear ______: I am so very sorry to hear that your mother has died. I once heard a very wise friend say “The world changes when a parent dies,” and surely it is true. Of course they are the direct source of our own lives, but that’s a bit theoretical. We get to know our […]
Letters to a Young Pastor: The Children’s Sermon — Metaphors
Dear ______: Sorry I haven’t written for a while. I launched a new class, and that took my attention from most other things. But it sounds like in your field education position you are getting to continue your thinking about children’s sermons. As you wrote, My supervisor has a unique way of doing his children’s […]
Letters to a Young Pastor: Choosing a Field Education Placement (part 2)
Dear ______: Okay, glad to hear that you are closing in on a Field Education position for the coming term. I promised to write again with a couple further thoughts, so here you go. Choosing a field education position, take two Last time I recommended making sure you serve in both a large church and […]
Letters to a Young Pastor: Choosing a Field Education Placement
Dear ______: I’m glad that you have reached the point in your seminary education that you are having to think about field education. I don’t know what your seminary requires, but hopefully you will have to do at least two placements. Why two? Because your education will be more complete if you can see and practice […]
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