Nov 1, 2010 | Being a Minister
Let’s start with a dose of reality: Within each committee, there are already several dynamics at play regarding compensation. For example, search committees are handed a dollar range to compensate their candidate of choice. This is usually set long before the...
Oct 28, 2010 | Being a Minister
Not only are we blessed with sloppy Baptist polity, we are prone to become bogged down by it. Fortunately, the interview itself is pretty standard and favors the candidate who makes a positive impression. Being a woman in ministry has enough challenges! Often...
Oct 26, 2010 | Being a Minister, Being the Church
In my previous position with the American Baptist Churches, about half my time was devoted to match-making. Finding pastors for churches and churches for pastors is both art and science with plenty of room for human idiosyncrasies. Though each situation is unique,...
Oct 22, 2010 | +Pam Durso, Challenges in Calling
The column, Right or Wrong, is sponsored by the T.B. Maston Chair of Christian Ethics at Hardin-Simmons University’s Logsdon School of Theology and is published weekly in the Baptist Standard, both in its print edition and on its website. Each column features a...
Oct 13, 2010 | Being a Minister, Being the Church
On the occasion of my ordination into vocational ministry, a stole made by Palestinian women in Ramallah was placed on my shoulders as a reminder of the servant life I had chosen to lead. To this day, I am still inspired when I think about the weathered hands that...
