seminary

So this weekend my daughter made her decision about seminary. She will be attending Princeton Theological next year.

She's been working on discerning the right school for quite awhile. She put in applications to her two top choices earlier this fall and got into both. At that point she didn't bother filling out the applications for the other schools she was considering. She's been working on discerning which of these two schools she should attend. We've talked and talked, and she's worked with other folks as well. By this weekend she felt clear.

It's all been a odd path. And its just beginning. As an unprogrammed Friend I'm still not positive how I feel about a daughter with a call to pastoral ministry!

But I've had countless hours of conversation with her and there is no doubt in my mind that her call is strong and true. And who am I to question what sort of ministry God calls another to?

So a young adult, liberal Friend who was raised in the unprogrammed tradition will be attending Princeton for her MDiv with the goal of being a pastor. Life is strange sometimes.

I have been saddened that our monthly meeting hasn't found a way to be part of her discernment in her call, her decision to attend seminary or anything. She's asked but it hasn't happened. I'm still holding out hope that a support committee can be formed (perhaps made up of Friends from her home meeting as well as the yearly meeting). I think she will need one.