Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu!linac!att!emory!gatech!psuvax1!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: cctr114@csc.canterbury.ac.nz Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: Sexism in the church?? Message-ID: Date: 9 Apr 91 07:13:00 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand Lines: 30 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article , jackk@elaine21.stanford.edu (Jack Kouloheris) writes: > In article mib@geech.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Michael I Bushnell) writes: >>In article tblake@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu (Thomas Blake) writes: >> >> Just last night I was speaking to a good clergy friend. Once again, she >> has had to deal with someone (clergy of a different denomination) >> questioning her call. >> >> Her first question. "Could he refuse his calling?" When he replied >> that he couldn't, she asked him how he could ask her to refuse hers. >> >> After that, she made him the invitation she has made to others who have >> questioned her calling. "Come, and hear me preach. And then we'll >> discuss whether or not my calling is genuine." She's never been taken >> up on this invitation. >> While I am in full agreement with women in the ministry I would like to say that being able to preach a first class sermon is no indication of calling to the ministry. I am been in several churches over the years where undoubtedly the best preachers were from among the parishioners rather than the clergy. I do not think that there is really any objective test which we could apply to see if a persons calling is real or imagined. Bill Rea -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Bill Rea, University of Canterbury, | E-Mail b.rea@csc.canterbury.ac.nz | | Christchurch, New Zealand | Phone (03)-642-331 Fax (03)-642-999 | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------