Tuesday, October 27, 2009
practical proposal
I decided to write on the requirements to become an ordained minister or pastor. A minister, apparently, is only required to be called by God to speak on behalf of him to his people, but this is very controversial because these men may not be knowledgeable in every area. For example, many people decide to seek God when they are facing difficulties. They do need spiritual guidance as well as pastoral counseling. Pastors should be required to have a doctoral degree in theology as well as in counseling to be of service to people who seek help in the church. They especially need it when addressing the word of God so that any potential errors can be eliminated to avoid any confusions within the church. The United States can require all ministers that would like to be head of a church and ordained by the state to have a degree in theology and in psychology so that with this knowledge along with the calling by God they can lead people. This proposal can stop the opening of so many churches and of so many new doctrines that can lead people to commit extreme acts as is seen lately in the news or in the past. The costs can be pretty high depending on what school they decide to attend. The costs would be mostly for the ordained minister or pastor because they would have to go back to school to get the degrees needed in order to become a minister or pastor. This problem has not been resolved because of the belief of separation of church and state. The government does not get involved in the control of how churches are governed and how they replace ministers that have left to guided the masses. Also people just go out and rent a small building or shopping center and put a name on it and the government does not even check what is being opened up. So the only ones that can take care of this problem is the United States government who can regulate and ask for licenses to open a church and make degrees, also be required. So I think the government can get something out of it and also schools while at the same time helping out all the people that may later attend the churches. So I think it would be very helpful for a lot of people and everyone can be happy.
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