Am I just completely paranoid and selfish?

Posted by husband October 13 2010 | Tags: | | 6 comments

Difficult to know the answer to this question.

I was talking to a friend the other day about the way in which the C of E places its curates. It’s completely serial.  Normal jobs are filtered by looking at the ads, deciding which ones look appropriate and which don’t and then applying for the ones [...]

Emasculated?

Posted by husband October 2 2010 | Tags: , , | | 5 comments

It’s a very odd thing having a spouse at theological college. I haven’t so far had the chance to take part in any of the courses at Coverdale Hall – although they are very welcoming if you want to. Despite this I have been learning things about what it means to be the spouse of someone [...]

Threat or Opportunity?

Posted by husband September 9 2010 | Tags: , | | One comment

In the peculiar process that is finding a curacy, a diocese can “release” one of its sponsored ordinands.  Without being “released” the ordinand has to look for a job in their own diocese and can not move (see earlier posting.)

This is a polite C of E doublespeak way of saying one or more of [...]