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- Don't wear purple clergy shirts unless you are a bishop. See #10 below.
- Unless you're ordained in the UMC, don't wear a stole, and make sure the stole you do wear is the right one for your office (deacon or elder, including bishops).
- The alb is the "preferred" clergy garment (per The UMC Ordinal). This is in part because the alb may be worn by clergy and laity alike. It is a basic baptismal garment.
- We tend not to "do" cassocks for clergy. This is because the cassock was basically a monastic vestment for use in praying the daily office. While we do have a couple of related religious orders (Order of Saint Luke, Order of St Brigid of Kildare), most of our congregations don't have "daily office" services.
- Understand the demographic context. Most churches in South Florida and Southern California have different expectations about dress than some churches in Mississippi and Alabama.
- Understand the church’s expectations. The expectations of churches in the same community typically vary. Because I speak all over the nation, my assistant always asks my host about the expectations of my attire.
- Understand changes in fashion. I have been fascinated to observe the changes toward a more informal dress in many churches. When I became a member of my church ten years ago, about 90 percent of the men attending wore ties.
- Lead change gradually. The pastor’s attire in a worship service can be a sacred cow for some church members. Don’t let the way you dress become a major divisive issue.
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- Don’t wear purple clergy shirts unless you are a bishop. See #10 below.
- Unless you’re ordained in the UMC, don’t wear a stole, and make sure the stole you do wear is the right one for your office (deacon or elder, including bishops).
- The alb is the “preferred” clergy garment (per The UMC Ordinal). This is in part because the alb may be worn by clergy and laity alike. It is a basic baptismal garment.
- We tend not to “do” cassocks for clergy. This is because the cassock was basically a monastic vestment for use in praying the daily office. While we do have a couple of related religious orders (Order of Saint Luke, Order of St Brigid of Kildare), most of our congregations don’t have “daily office” services.
Jun 26, 2020 · Wearing a mask is not "going against God." As some have stated, Jesus would have worn a mask, to walk beside those that do, to ward of the fear of becoming sick, or dying. I just lost my wife of 35 years, to ESRD, and I wore my mask everywhere. When she would leave the house, she wore a mask.
Oct 31, 2020 · For those whose medical condition and/or conscience lead them wear a mask, let them wear a mask. Likewise, focusing protection on those with co-morbidities should be encouraged; this is loving. But it is not loving to participate in endless masking, without raising the question of who gives us life, breath, and everything else.
Sep 20, 2021 · Just ask any preacher preaching to a crowd of mask-covered faces how well he can read the audience. Now, I don’t want to exaggerate the extent to which a mask stretching from chin to cheekbones hinders our fellowship in the church. But can we say it’s not nothing?
