tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17937506.post113684554631062342..comments2023-10-24T08:51:39.726-05:00Comments on In Lay Terms: Registration BluesRosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10308078791932985528noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17937506.post-1137103533293415112006-01-12T16:05:00.000-06:002006-01-12T16:05:00.000-06:00I read the info and would love to come, but I'd be...I read the info and would love to come, but I'd better come out, first. Next time, next time.<BR/><BR/>Fear not though, as Margaret Mead said<BR/>"Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."<BR/><BR/>Cheers, Joe.Vic Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06194671996997775313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17937506.post-1136913265796043532006-01-10T11:14:00.000-06:002006-01-10T11:14:00.000-06:00I'd love to go, but distance and funds...I just wa...I'd love to go, but distance and funds...<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to let you know that our institute last summer was way down on registrations, but a number of other groups with summer programs told us that reflected their experience, too. Not sure what that's all about, or if it is just somewhat consoling anecdotal evidence. <BR/><BR/>Just take heart and know that if you change one person or open one mind or heart, that will ripple out to the edge of the pond, too.<BR/><BR/>Having spent twenty years of my life recruiting and training seminarians only to see the numbers of those still in ministry down to very few, I have to hope that the time and effort I (and others) put into that project still have helped make the guys and their world a bit better.Michael Doddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00942287172727040371noreply@blogger.com