I have been thinking a lot about what it means to be called, "colleague" in a denomination with a thorough credentialing process that may take a few years. Who really perceives students for who they really are, the gifts they bring, their growing edges? It can't actually always be the people we are called to serve because they have themselves to worry about and not the support of students, though this may incidentally arise. There are specific structures for student support, of course, but no one can actually force anyone to offer their common humanity. This is a gift of grace and friendship, with professional boundaries, of course.
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