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[Jay Weigel]

David, they might be converts from *a* different denomination, but how many
of them have attended services in, say, an Orthodox church, a Mormon
chapel, an African-American church of any denomination (if white), a Quaker
meeting, a predominantly Hispanic church of any flavor (if Anglo), a
Pentecostal church, etc,.along the way if they didn't come from those
backgrounds? Those differences need to be noted, especially during training.

On Tue, Jun 30, 2015 at 3:16 PM, Cantor03--- via Magdalen <
magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:

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> In a message dated 6/30/2015 2:11:55 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> jguthrie at pipeline.com writes:
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> I  think all TEC seminarians should attend a service in as many other
> denominations as they can during their studies so as to both broaden their
> horizons and to learn "What the competition is up to."  <g>>>>>
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> But most of them have already "been there, done that."
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> I don't know whether statistics have changed, but about the time
> I came into the Church (1958) a large majority of seminarians
> were said to be converts from another Christian denomination.
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> I certainly experienced all sorts of worship styles in various
> denominations before (and since) my confirmation in 1958.
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> David Strang.
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