The Pastor’s Personal Life: Everyday Life of the Ordained, Part 5

Posted on August 12, 2014
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This series is an ongoing Q&A between Deacon Tish Harrison Warren (asking the questions) and Fr. Thomas McKenzie (answering) about ordained ministry. See the bottom of this post for an overview of the series. Should a pastor talk about his/her financial life or sex life or marital struggles publicly ever? I think you can talk…

Money: Everyday Life of the Ordained, Part 4

Posted on August 5, 2014
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This series is an ongoing Q&A between Deacon Tish Harrison Warren (asking the questions) and Fr. Thomas McKenzie (answering) about ordained ministry. See the bottom of this post for an overview of the series. Letโ€™s talk about money. This is often a dicey subject for those in ministry because we often think in grand terms…

Time, Life and Family: Everyday Life of the Ordained, Part 3

Posted on May 8, 2014
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This series is an ongoing Q&A between Deacon Tish Harrison Warren (asking the questions) and Fr. Thomas McKenzie (answering) about ordained ministry. See the bottom of this post for an overview of the series. Letโ€™s talk about the life rhythms of a pastor. You take off Fridays. Many other pastors take off Mondays. Why do…

Vestments: Everyday Life of the Ordained, Part 2

Posted on March 7, 2014
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This series is an ongoing Q&A between Dcn. Tish Harrison Warren (asking the questions) and Fr. Thomas McKenzie (answering) about ordained ministry. See the bottom of this post for an overview of the series. Some lower church Anglicans are moving away from vestments while Anglo-Catholics have very strong feelings about particular priestly dress in the…

Series Introduction: Everyday Life of the Ordained

Posted on March 4, 2014
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Ever wondered about the everyday, ordinary life of an Anglican priest? Deacon Tish Harrison Warren asks Anglican Pastor Thomas McKenzie those questions you’ve always wanted to askโ€”but maybe were afraid to. Here is her description of what she is up to: I am getting ordained in March and have the great gift of Fr. Thomas…