tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28809213.post8467757883283080449..comments2023-05-16T08:21:43.605-06:00Comments on iMinister: Sepculating on Ministerial FormationChristine Robinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02291622244158872449noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28809213.post-18144838930403552352009-11-30T10:17:56.862-07:002009-11-30T10:17:56.862-07:00"So the gatekeeping function is worth somethi..."So the gatekeeping function is worth something."<br /><br />When it actually functions Red Sphynx. .. which all too often it doesn't. The showing the "less than excellent" U*U ministers the door *after* they somehow get past "less than diligent" or simply too trusting U*U "gatekeepers" doesn't function all that well either. . . The flip side of the "gatekeeping function" is that it can be misused and abused to keep out people who would actually make very good U*U ministers. I am sure that this has happened a few too many times.Robin Edgarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208142626285495635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28809213.post-24727348632278415492009-11-28T17:04:17.228-07:002009-11-28T17:04:17.228-07:00This was told to me ears ago by the late Rev Sid P...This was told to me ears ago by the late Rev Sid Peterman. Rev Jim Jones, when he pastored the Peoples Temple San Francisco, approached the UUA about bringing his temple into the UUA. The Peoples Temple was a very successful multiracial congregation and the offer was considered seriously. But the UUMN looked at Jones, found him to be bad news, and said "thumbs down".<br /><br />So the gatekeeping function is worth <i>something</i>.Red Sphynxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11100740275894284607noreply@blogger.com