I have mentioned the variety of emails I receive, everything from the mundane to the deeply meaningful. Some are quirky and others are intriguing.
Today I got one from the CBC program, Test the Nation. If you have seen the program you know that it is a entertaining IQ test presented to on-air teams. Of course those of us watching at home get to answer the questions as well. The teams this time will include Politicians, Twins, Atheists, Believers, Contact Sports Athletes, and Nerds. The believers in this instance will be clergy, and we would be expected to wear our "professional attire." I would love to know what they assume the clergy "uniform" would be: a clerical collar, or gown? If you watch some of the pastors on TV you might assume that we wear expensive white suits, or Hawaian shirts.
Are we allowed to cross areas of expertise? Many United Church ministers have been politicians. Surely some of us have a twin. And there are definitely a fair number of nerds.
Is it befitting the dignity of clergy to participate in a program such as this? Sounds like fun to me. It would be worth it just to meet Wendy Mesley.
Sounds like it would be a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteI don't see anything wrong with it...seems to me it helps show the world that clergy are pretty much just regular folks living in the "real world" with everyone else. As Laurie says..sounds like fun, and your memory for all bits of knowledge should come in handy...it's just a matter of "what to wear"...
ReplyDeleteI may be away for a continuing education course on that last weekend of January, but if not...
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