Career ministry
Two cheers for professional clergy
Apr 24, 2002
by Garret Keizer
"Therefore every scribe who has been trained for the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a household who brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old.”
—Matthew 13:52
Some years ago, after I’d given a talk at a university many hundreds of miles from my home, a man in the audience raised his hand and asked about my status as a minister.
“Now you’re what we used to call a ‘worker priest.’ You don’t earn your living from the church, is that right?”
—Matthew 13:52
Some years ago, after I’d given a talk at a university many hundreds of miles from my home, a man in the audience raised his hand and asked about my status as a minister.
“Now you’re what we used to call a ‘worker priest.’ You don’t earn your living from the church, is that right?”
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