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		<title>Choosing a Seminary</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sandy Webb is a seminarian at Virginia Theological Seminary and formerly staff at the Episcopal Church Center.
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&#8220;When talking about seminary selection, I have discovered that many people had the same experience that I did. It&#8217;s what I have come to describe as a &#8220;spoon drop moment.&#8221; You do all of your research, you weigh all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seminaries Under Stress</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[An interesting article on Episcopal Seminaries.
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		<title>Choosing a Seminary</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Mar 2008 15:26:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Peter Swarr
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For me finding a Seminary was an eye-opening experience. Let me share some of that experience with you.
 
I wanted an academically challenging seminary where I could live in Christian community and really grow into my calling to be an Episcopal priest. I&#8217;m from Maine, my dad went to Harvard, so I naturally gravitated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Job Opportunity</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 15:10:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Camp Cross in the Diocese of Spokane is looking for people, 19 and up to work as program staff with youth from ages 4th grade to 12th, as well as families and adults. Camp Cross has had a long history of international staff, and for many of the youth central Washington, it is their only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>E.Y.E. 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
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E.Y.E. 2008
 Tuesday, July 08, 2008 - Sunday, July 13, 2008
Location: Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas
EYE 2008 Website 


E.Y.E. is jam packed with fun and excitement! It is an opportunity to meet other youth from all over the world and experience the church on a global level. Participants are lodged in the host facility&#8217;s dorms [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How do I Choose a Seminary?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:33:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Sarah Irwin  
Okay. You’ve prayed and discerned and thought about your calling, and now it’s time to think about seminary.  How does anyone make a decision like that?  Is it like going to college?  Or choosing a place to live?  A lot of factors will go into your decision about which seminary you choose to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Theological Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Lynne A. Grifo, Office for Ministry Development

 Anglican theologian Charles Gore wrote:
Only those who know from the ground up what they believe, and why they believe, are able to help those who seek them out.
Theological education is related to baptism. With baptism we enter into new life following the example of Jesus Christ.  It [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Ordination Process</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:30:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Beth Maynard

The idea that God might be asking you to explore a career in the ordained ministry can be scary.  Maybe you think you’re not sure enough yet to do anything about it.  Or maybe you don’t really know what’s involved in preparing to be a clergyperson.   This guide will try and give you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Diaconate</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:28:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by the Rev. D. Susanne Watson Epting

The history of the diaconate in the Episcopal Church is well documented in Ormonde Plater’s book entitled Many Servants.  Plater traces the evolution of the diaconate in The Episcopal Church from the mid 19th century, including missionary deacons who served from the 1840’s through the 1930’s, deaconesses who served [...]]]></description>
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		<title>God Equips the Called</title>
		<link>http://plse.wordpress.com/2008/02/05/god-equips-the-called/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2008 15:27:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[by Nathan Humphrey

A few years ago I participated in a weekend retreat on &#8220;discerning your spiritual gifts.&#8221; I was excited. We were going to harness the powers of modern diagnostic tools such as the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator, as well as the traditional methods of Bible study and prayer, to probe deep into our hearts and [...]]]></description>
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