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Recent content by MyChainsAreBroken

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    Ministry vs spouse's career

    Well, I've been told that as a female pastor, it can be especially difficult to find a placement in some denominations if you are limited to a specific area. So I want to figure out how difficult it will really be before I spend all the effort getting an MDiv so that I don't graduate and then...
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    Ministry vs spouse's career

    I have felt the call for a while, but since high school until recently, I was attending churches where women cannot be ordained. Now that I am seriously considering applying to seminary, I feel like there are so many roadblocks in my path. My main concern is that my husband works for the...
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    Question about female pastors

    I meant being assigned as pastor to a congregation. Like after graduating seminary, would I be given preference for positions near my husband's place of work? He works for the government and would not be able to change careers or easily get transferred somewhere else.
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    Question about female pastors

    Is the calling process any different for them? I've thought from time to time about becoming a pastor, but I'm not able to leave the DC metro area due to my husband's career. I was wondering how problems like that are dealt with.
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    Relationship between parish and parish school

    Thank you for your replies! It's been tough as a young new mom when the young adults are so busy and don't have kids yet and everyone else seems focused on the school. I did ask around a bit and found out that two other women are interested in starting a mom's group! So I'll express my own...
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    Seven Months TTC, Possible Infertility

    Just wanted to update you all that, praise God, we were able to have a child! I underwent surgery to treat my endometriosis and was quickly able to conceive our now 5 month old daughter.
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    Relationship between parish and parish school

    I'm just wondering how this plays out in other parishes with schools. My current LCMS parish is the only Lutheran church I've attended, and the Catholic parishes I attended growing up did not have schools. It seems that everything revolves around the school at our parish, especially for families...
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    your commitment to lutheranism

    What kind of lutheran church do you go to? LCMS How long have you been a member? A little over a year, but I haven't attended for a few months :/ I'm going this Sunday, though! What do you like about your church, what not? I love the liturgy, the pastor, the congregation, the theology, etc. I...
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    Every Sunday?

    My LCMS pastor told us when we were confirmed that a member in good standing would strive to attend all Sunday liturgies and some midweek ones. As in, if there are no strange circumstances, you should be attending at least 3 out of 4 of the Sunday services each month, I believe he said. It's...
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    Deaconess Ministry

    Thank you for your reply! For anyone else considering this vocation, I spoke to my pastor about it and he urged me to contact the programs directly and ask about their placement numbers, since the number of deaconesses is growing faster than the number of positions, at least for now.
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    Why makes/keeps you Lutheran?

    1) Why are you Lutheran (vs. Catholic/Protestant/Orthodox)? I grew very unhappy with the Catholic Church regarding both doctrine and politics, so I started searching for a new church. I wanted to belong to a traditional church with good doctrine, and it eventually came down to Lutheranism and...
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    Seven Months TTC, Possible Infertility

    My husband and I have been trying to conceive for seven months now with no success. With my obgyn's approval, we're going to start testing for problems over the next few months. I have a history of depression and can feel myself slipping into another major depressive episode from all the...
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    Does Your Church Have a Hymn Board

    I think almost every church I've attended has had a hymn board, regardless of denomination. But anyway, we have a hymn board and a bulletin. The bulletin helps people follow along in the LSB, provides the Collects and readings, and also has announcements and explains our closed communion policy.
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    Deaconess Ministry

    Does anyone know if the deaconess programs allow online or distance learning? All the schools listed on the LCMS website are in the Midwest, and we're going to be stuck on the East Coast for a long time. Also, once you become a deaconess, can they require you to move anywhere, or do they take...
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    Attending an LCMS church on Sunday!

    Oops...haven't been on in a while! Fixed it :D
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