Congregations and ministers agree that periodic evaluations of the minister are part of a healthy congregational life, but HOW to evaluate the minister in a way that strengthens the minister’s connection to the congregation can be a puzzle. It is too often the case that ministers feel “picked on” during …
As the church year came to a close this past June, Facebook groups of UU ministers filled with stories of congregations treating their ministers poorly. What ministers define as poor treatment can take many different forms, but the result is usually the same: the minister determines it’s time to move …
When I was in seminary and we seminarians were feeling anxious about seeing the Ministerial Fellowship Committee (the “MFC”), we would reassure ourselves that we would certainly become ministers someday no matter what because “all you really need is to be ordained.” Only congregations have the power to ordain a …
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