tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380781.post115813485041658027..comments2023-10-15T13:33:35.531+01:00Comments on steve ... a blog less ordinary: ordain or not to ordain that is the questionstevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02241458622872958816noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380781.post-1158274204041955612006-09-14T23:50:00.000+01:002006-09-14T23:50:00.000+01:00Hi,followed a link from BigBulkyAnglican to here a...Hi,<BR/>followed a link from BigBulkyAnglican to here and even gave the time to read you long post.<BR/><BR/>I am about to enter my second year of training for ordination. Actually at Ripon College Cuddesdon as mentioned in BBA's post, although it is now nothing like he remembers it from his childhood.<BR/><BR/>Despite being in full time lay ministry for 8 years, having completed tehological Graham Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18357867226376553599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380781.post-1158185802885089982006-09-13T23:16:00.000+01:002006-09-13T23:16:00.000+01:00Well, my dear,it has to be said that it's not the ...Well, my dear,it has to be said that it's not the most startling idea you've ever mentioned in my hearing! Could say that I'd seen it coming for a while (but then, that's exactly the sort of irritating thing people /do/ say...so maybe I wont, though I have)....I can see loads of good reasons why the church might want to ordain you, but I'm not entirely sure that I can see an equal number of Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380781.post-1158173950158498242006-09-13T19:59:00.000+01:002006-09-13T19:59:00.000+01:00For lack of anything to say actually related to th...For lack of anything to say actually related to the question that wouldn't just be my view of mummy's experience (& therefore pretty unneccessary since she'll have already made any of the worthwhile points) I present instead a piece of intellectual snobbery...<BR/><BR/>> Maybe I shouldn’t ever get ordained, maybe<BR/>> I should just sustain the discussion about<BR/>> the possibility of it and hugger stewardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04167116495918294155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380781.post-1158137040382273182006-09-13T09:44:00.000+01:002006-09-13T09:44:00.000+01:00Steve,As someone who is in his last year of traini...Steve,<BR/><BR/>As someone who is in his last year of training for ministry then as you may imagine, i do have some thoughts on this. I can't help feeling that in these days of radical upheaval within the church (well if not from within certainly from outside looking in) the last thing needed is another person to tow the party line.<BR/><BR/>Surely what we want from within the established church Stuarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18372135344511212223noreply@blogger.com