Right, we were talking about Death, and how important it is to learn how to be there with people grieving in CPE. I addressed that specifically. You deflected and changed the topic to BCC. Where does the institution/zeitgeist come in? bsky.app/profile/farr...
I didn’t deflect and change the topic. I was responding to this: bsky.app/profile/chap...
No, you were responding to this: bsky.app/profile/chap...
That skeet was not from this thread, and changed the topic from the genuine conversation about death you had brought up. The reason it was deflection is not because I am part of an institution or zeitgeist, but because we keep getting close to the heart of this matter when every time you redefine.
Okay John. I really hold no ill will towards you - I don't know you at all. It appears between our conversations and a separate thread with @chaplaindarth.bsky.social I misread my notifications as you both commenting/building off each other. Mea culpa.
I'm not sure what you think I'm redefining, but I would sincerely love to engage in that conversations as peers, if you're interested.
Thank you for clarifying. So you know I don't see redefining or deflection as an aggressive or hostile action, just one that we all do when we are uncomfortable. I wanted to bring it to your attention to give you a chance to see it. I think your statement offers an important point. We are fellow...
...Christians and travelers in Christ but we are not peers. As I stated at the start, I am a BCC with 10 units of CPE. I have traveled down this road a ways, and know the promise and pitfalls. I heard your pain and confusion in the initial thread, and was grateful you reached out for clarification.
I hope you can hear me as a person with experience, and not the institution or zeitgeist you referenced. I heard you say your CPE is nearly at an end. I hope you can find some value in it that has thus far eluded you. I hope you can confront your assumptions and grow as a student and a minister...
...so that the world will benefit more from your ministry. I hope that for all students, seminary and CPE. The reason the training works is that it gives you the chance to confront things in new ways and learn. I hope you get that chance. bsky.app/profile/chap...
This is so interesting to me, because it echoes my experience in CPE to a strong degree. No where, in any of my posts, did I say “value in it has thus far eluded [me].” I actually said that I’ve learned a lot. But sweeping generalizations like that have been a big part of my experience this summer