tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28809213.post3199704345559947075..comments2023-05-16T08:21:43.605-06:00Comments on iMinister: The cost of Ministerial Formation IIIChristine Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02291622244158872449noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28809213.post-51469613193187345462009-11-25T06:01:05.496-07:002009-11-25T06:01:05.496-07:00Your suggestion of waiting till a candidate has th...Your suggestion of waiting till a candidate has three years of ministry service before evaluating fitness is an interesting one. My experience as UUA settlement (now transitions) director, 1990-97, was that the search committees not only gave more time and attention to candidates, but also were the only part of the system that consistently had the spine to say no. The seminaries had a financial incentive to say yes; the MFC caught flak whenever they said no, and so did I. My impression is that the MFC says no a little more often than it did then, but that the Department has relinquished the gatekeeper role. So more than ever, the search committees are the place where the buck stops. When they make a mistake, though, three years' bad experience is a high price for the congregation.Dan Hotchkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18165402185365478156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28809213.post-18060764513372664262009-11-24T23:53:55.372-07:002009-11-24T23:53:55.372-07:00Thanks for revisiting this too Christine; I like i...Thanks for revisiting this too Christine; I like it; I did a longer reflection on various related matters at my Planting God Communities at www.progressivechurchplanting.blogspot.comRonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02961769817864428015noreply@blogger.com