From my reading:
Director, Hartford Institute for Religion Research, research director, David Roozen, makes the following point: clergy will increasingly become the guardians of denominationalism because the religious identity of laity is increasingly local and personal. One could reframe this to read: Professional ministry will increasingly become the guardians of Unitarian Universalism because the religious identity of laity is increasingly focused on the local congregation and on personal issues or identities. (Social justice, ethnic identity, or spiritual practices)
Hmmm -- where is our laity voice?
Patrick,
But blogs seem dominated by ministers and seminarians. Very articulate group.
Nancy
Posted by: | May 21, 2007 at 03:59 PM
Increasingly on the blogs, I think.
Posted by: Patrick McLaughlin | May 18, 2007 at 12:44 PM