Comments on: Progress on PC(USA) Ordination Exams http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2009/11/09/progress-on-pcusa-ordination-exams/ Adam J. Copeland Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:20:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Beloved Spear http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2009/11/09/progress-on-pcusa-ordination-exams/comment-page-1/#comment-1814 Beloved Spear Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:23:22 +0000 http://adamjcopeland.com/?p=1380#comment-1814 I concur with Chris. If we're requiring a degree from an accredited seminary, and requiring coursework in particular areas (Greek/Hebrew), then that should count, dagflabbit. Stop duplicating effort, because it's a waste of precious life. The human energy the church puts into the ords should be put into other, relational aspects of our ordination process. We need it there. I concur with Chris. If we’re requiring a degree from an accredited seminary, and requiring coursework in particular areas (Greek/Hebrew), then that should count, dagflabbit. Stop duplicating effort, because it’s a waste of precious life.

The human energy the church puts into the ords should be put into other, relational aspects of our ordination process. We need it there.

]]> By: Chris http://www.adamjcopeland.com/2009/11/09/progress-on-pcusa-ordination-exams/comment-page-1/#comment-1813 Chris Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:28:28 +0000 http://adamjcopeland.com/?p=1380#comment-1813 You're right... they are a stumbling block to many people. And frankly, I don't see the necessity for them... if someone has graduated from an accredited seminary -- where, as I recall, you already take tests to show that you know things. I'm PCUSA, BTW. Took the ords... but I've seen how much of a problem they can be. An unneeded problem to my thinking. Peace to you. You’re right… they are a stumbling block to many people. And frankly, I don’t see the necessity for them… if someone has graduated from an accredited seminary — where, as I recall, you already take tests to show that you know things.

I’m PCUSA, BTW. Took the ords… but I’ve seen how much of a problem they can be. An unneeded problem to my thinking.

Peace to you.

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