Brad B. on pastoral calls

If you also read Brad you'll find this anyway, but for those who don't, this is a good statement from a wise pastor.

"I suspect that many of these issues could be more easily solved with the realization that a pastor is not an employee of the congregation. He or she is not a hiree. The pastor is called by the congregation -- but the call is to work in the context of that congregation, not for the congregation."

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