tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196593.post4378743725828204540..comments2023-04-30T05:01:55.198-05:00Comments on Sky McCracken: REVISITED: Things That Have To Be RevisitedSky McCrackenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13971591289953416023noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196593.post-27385468203452144372012-03-11T09:12:08.770-05:002012-03-11T09:12:08.770-05:00Holly:
I appreciate your comments - but disagree....Holly:<br /><br />I appreciate your comments - but disagree. The itinerant system helps better insure that women and people of color will be appointed to churches with regards to one's gender or race. Prophesy only goes by the wayside when one preaches out of fear rather than conviction - and the guaranteed appointment is no guarantee of prophesy; hence, the denomination is in the shape it is.<br /><br />The guaranteed appointment also sends a mixed message to our churches: the preacher might preach to the congregation to be bold, take risks for the Gospel, be willing to sacrifice all to follow Christ. Yet pastors have a 'safety net' that most of their church members do not have. Prophets rarely have such safety nets - and there is nothing biblical about a 'guaranteed' pulpit. Indeed, preaching the truth often puts us at peril.<br /><br />My 2ยข.Sky McCrackenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13971591289953416023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196593.post-14514351377915674342012-03-02T20:11:32.421-06:002012-03-02T20:11:32.421-06:00I agree that some of the things you mention need t...I agree that some of the things you mention need to be changed. I don't think the guaranteed appointment is one of them. I was one of the pioneer clergywomen ordained in my conference (deacon in 1979, elder in 1983). I have faced prejudice in almost every congregation I have served because of my gender. I have also worked to help the church cross racial boundaries. Racism has been more of an issue for my ministry than gender. The guaranteed appointment gave me enough security to address some of these injustices. If the guaranteed appointment is abolished pastors will be even MORE inclined to preach a "pleasing" sermon to a congregation. Prophesy goes by the wayside. <br /><br />I have submitted a petition to General Conference which I think will bring a needed reform to the church with regard to unjust pastoral compensation. It offers a Biblical reform of the church rather than a reform based on the best practices of American business. Please read my proposal, the comments others have made, and offer your own comments. http://hollyboardman.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/a-more-equitable-salary-petition-to-general-conference/Hollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08874674383120728311noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196593.post-64671445356171505102011-05-26T16:56:43.160-05:002011-05-26T16:56:43.160-05:00Well said, my friend, and you're right. Sever...Well said, my friend, and you're right. Several things need to be revisited. I absolutely love what I do, and can't imagine being anything other than an United Methodist pastor. It's not a perfect system, but like you said, most everything can be redeemed. As far as expecting to get rich as a pastor...not at all. Ministry has its own rewards, no doubt, but in response to the above, gas costs us $3.69 per gallon just like it does doctors and lawyers. As one of your clergy, I will do all I can to help you. Peace.Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13091376561692615720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17196593.post-36683961759302340792011-05-26T15:55:35.256-05:002011-05-26T15:55:35.256-05:00Sky, now I am totally disallusioned. I thought pe...Sky, now I am totally disallusioned. I thought people became lawyers and doctors to become rich. Now you are saying they also expect the same thing when they become pastors? I thought their pay was the souls they served, the comfort they provided, expanding the love of the Lord. Boy, am I OLD.dee daviesnoreply@blogger.com