tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487174222812734367.post4763548149766852756..comments2023-11-01T22:54:22.247-07:00Comments on The Irreverend: The Minister as NarcissistRob MacPhersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11620276034634845064noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2487174222812734367.post-22945272910028850552011-09-21T08:59:26.269-07:002011-09-21T08:59:26.269-07:00As a Wiccan priestess, I have always tried to empo...As a Wiccan priestess, I have always tried to empower my coveners to become priests & priestesses themselves. This is a lot easier to do when you can select people who want to become priests & priestesses, and have approached the tradition because it is fairly well-known that that is what the tradition & practice set out to do.<br /><br />Unitarians talk about the ministry of all believers, but in order to achieve this for real, I think we'd need to have congregational contribution type services more often. And there is always the possibility of people taking services themselves.<br /><br />*But* not everyone wants to be spiritual 24/7. They might come to church to be sociable, or to have a sing, or an hour's snooze... or maybe because they really like being on committees ;) (Weird.)<br /><br />I guess I'm a bit of a narcissist (otherwise I wouldn't think my opinions were worth listening to), but I can't be bothered with dependent followers. I'm always willing to listen to people's problems and stuff (because just being listened to can make a huge difference), but I get frustrated if they don't make an effort to help themselves.<br /><br />I love the way you address the really difficult questions!Yewtreehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02028699564003381058noreply@blogger.com