Comments on: genius! http://reverendmother.org/2007-09-26/genius Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:49:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Keith http://reverendmother.org/2007-09-26/genius#comment-30950 Keith Sun, 30 Sep 2007 14:45:00 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-09-26/genius#comment-30950 <blockquote><i>we avoid the imaginative side of our faith for fear of looking like fools</i></blockquote> IMHO, that's what keeps people from becoming better writers, too. Or better anything, for that matter. The fear of looking like a fool goes hand-in-hand with the façade of already knowing everything--and if you insist you already know, even if you know it's not true, you can't learn anything new.

we avoid the imaginative side of our faith for fear of looking like fools

IMHO, that’s what keeps people from becoming better writers, too. Or better anything, for that matter. The fear of looking like a fool goes hand-in-hand with the façade of already knowing everything–and if you insist you already know, even if you know it’s not true, you can’t learn anything new.

]]> By: cpclergymama http://reverendmother.org/2007-09-26/genius#comment-30749 cpclergymama Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:52:08 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-09-26/genius#comment-30749 Amazing! Calling out rather than waiting to be sought, kinda the whole mission of the CHURCH. Sadly very few of us get it let alone live it. Amazing! Calling out rather than waiting to be sought, kinda the whole mission of the CHURCH. Sadly very few of us get it let alone live it.

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]]> By: saying grace http://reverendmother.org/2007-09-26/genius#comment-30434 saying grace Wed, 26 Sep 2007 22:01:11 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-09-26/genius#comment-30434 What I like most about your suggestion is that what you just said : evoking people's gifts, affirming them by calling them forth not waiting upon someone to apply. What was so terribly ironic about yesterday's cranky pants gathering is what followed the lecture. I was angry, embarrassed and sad to be an official part of the process and more than once nearly jumped out of my skin as I experienced the dementors in our midst literally sucking the very life out of the people. And I participated in it decently and in order, even dressed up for the occasion. I won't again. Sorry for that little rant. You have taken a much more positive step. But as I recall you got out before the dementors fly into action. What I like most about your suggestion is that what you just said : evoking people’s gifts, affirming them by calling them forth not waiting upon someone to apply.

What was so terribly ironic about yesterday’s cranky pants gathering is what followed the lecture. I was angry, embarrassed and sad to be an official part of the process and more than once nearly jumped out of my skin as I experienced the dementors in our midst literally sucking the very life out of the people. And I participated in it decently and in order, even dressed up for the occasion. I won’t again.

Sorry for that little rant. You have taken a much more positive step. But as I recall you got out before the dementors fly into action.

]]> By: reverendmother http://reverendmother.org/2007-09-26/genius#comment-30424 reverendmother Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:55:18 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-09-26/genius#comment-30424 Yesterday at presbytery the speaker talked about how we avoid the imaginative side of our faith for fear of looking like fools. I'm sure this proposal will be seen as incredibly foolish by some. But the more I think about it the more I go from "Why DON'T we do this?" to "Why don't we DO this?!" And jle, you're right about Lilly. But what's cool about MacArthur is that the people don't apply. Many don't even know they're being considered. If that's not a model of the community's role in calling people to ministry and affirming their gifts, I don't know what is. I wonder if that needs to be added to the article. Yesterday at presbytery the speaker talked about how we avoid the imaginative side of our faith for fear of looking like fools. I’m sure this proposal will be seen as incredibly foolish by some. But the more I think about it the more I go from “Why DON’T we do this?” to “Why don’t we DO this?!”

And jle, you’re right about Lilly. But what’s cool about MacArthur is that the people don’t apply. Many don’t even know they’re being considered. If that’s not a model of the community’s role in calling people to ministry and affirming their gifts, I don’t know what is. I wonder if that needs to be added to the article.

]]> By: jledmiston http://reverendmother.org/2007-09-26/genius#comment-30423 jledmiston Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:55:09 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-09-26/genius#comment-30423 Great, great idea. In some ways Lilly is doing this, although frankly I don't see lots of outside the box pastors applying (e.g. Nanette Sawyer in Chicago.) Great, great idea. In some ways Lilly is doing this, although frankly I don’t see lots of outside the box pastors applying (e.g. Nanette Sawyer in Chicago.)

]]> By: spookyrach http://reverendmother.org/2007-09-26/genius#comment-30422 spookyrach Wed, 26 Sep 2007 20:42:45 +0000 http://reverendmother.org/2007-09-26/genius#comment-30422 cool! cool!

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