[nfbwatlk] blind ministers

[Mike Freeman]

Hmmm ... I think Sam Glease, President of the NFB of Mississippi is also an 
ordained minister although he isn't doing that for a living at the moment.

Cindy Ray of Iowa was studying to be a minister but don't know where she is 
in that process.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mary Ellen" <gabias at telus.net>
To: "'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'" <nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 01, 2010 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] blind ministers


> Hi Debbie,
> There are a number of Federationists who either are, or have been, 
> ordained
> ministers. Bob Eschbach, formerly of Ohio but now living in Arizona, comes
> to mind. Frank Lee of Alabama has pastored churches; I don't remember
> whether he had one church or alternated his time serving three
> congregations. Tom Anderson of Colorado has certainly preached, but I 
> don't
> know if he's ordained. You might want to contact the NFB in Communities of
> Faith, an NFB division,  to network with others in a position similar to
> yours. You can get the address of the division by contacting the national
> office.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of debby phillips
> Sent: August 1, 2010 6:58 PM
> To: wcb-l at wcbinfo.org
> Subject: [nfbwatlk] blind ministers
>
>
> Hi all, I am in search of people who are blind and who are either
> active ministers or studying for ministry.  They do not have to
> be within a specific denomination but I am working toward
> ordained ministry within the Free Methodist Church.  I am already
> finding that I will have some challenges.  Much of the Free
> Methodist website is in stupid PDF.  We do have a MacBook, which
> reads PDF, but I am sharing the Mac with my husband (who has
> primary custody).  Lol.  I also learn more when I can read things
> in Braille.  Unfortunately Humanware has not made the Apex to be
> able to read PDF, unless there's something I don't know about.  It's been
> twenty years since I've been in school.  Everything I
> do will be through individual study, although I do believe there
> is a two-week intense class that I may have to take.  I still
> have to go through the process of being interviewed at the
> Conference level, but was approved at the local level today.
> Thanks for any suggestions folks might have.    Blessings,
> Debby Phillips
>
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