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DC Al Fine
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« on: August 27, 2017, 06:10:19 AM »

In most denominations, there is a great deal of diversity between congregations, which can lead to conflicts between clergy and their congregations. In denominations with presbyterian or congregational government, this is pretty easy to avoid as the congregation drives the hiring.

How does this work in high church traditions? Do the Bishops try to respect the tendencies of each congregation? i.e. Does Bishop Smith have an internal monologue like "St. Luke is Anglo-Catholic and Fr. Bob is Evangelical, so that wouldn't work. I'll send him to St. Andrew's where it will be a better fit"? If the Bishops don't respect congregational tendencies, how are conflicts managed when the priest and congregation don't line up well?
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« Reply #1 on: August 27, 2017, 09:26:57 AM »

I think in the ELCA they actually interview pastors about this and try to get a good fit. Although that doesn't prevent pastors in rural churches who,are way more liberal than their congregations obviously but typically its the congregation driving the liberal activism in the most liberal and almost always urban ELCA churches. The emergent ones are usually given total leeway, although they in practice are closer to simply being loosely affiliated with the ELCA than ELCA churches. Also they make up too small a percentage of all ELCA churches to really matter.
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« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2017, 11:19:02 AM »

I honestly couldn't tell you the hiring or assignment practices for priests, but it is interesting to see how they "fit" their parishes. If I go to a service in Detroit, you'll hear the priest discuss "social justice" issues--refugees, for example--whereas a service at Royal Oak Shrine will have a homily that refers more to spirituality, or takes a more conservative tone on social issues.
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« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2017, 02:25:49 PM »

I think this is the kind of thing that varies a bit by diocese. I'm sure a lot of practical considerations go into it like, "can he speak Spanish?", etc.
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« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2017, 10:26:37 PM »

It ultimately depends on the bishop. The vast majority will generally make an effort to avoid abrupt changes in a parish's culture, but occasionally bishops install a priest to enact changes strategically, usually when a parish has deviated significantly from the mainstream of the Church. But most of the time, the bishops are busy trying to put out fires and not inclined to cause them.
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« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2017, 10:05:39 PM »

It ultimately depends on the bishop. The vast majority will generally make an effort to avoid abrupt changes in a parish's culture, but occasionally bishops install a priest to enact changes strategically, usually when a parish has deviated significantly from the mainstream of the Church. But most of the time, the bishops are busy trying to put out fires and not inclined to cause them.

I agree with this, but I can think of a couple examples of black priests intentionally being assigned to churches with a lot of racist old people in the congregation.
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