What is a ministry consultation anyway?
About 150 pastors, urban educators, agency leaders and students gathered in an ecumenical setting to discuss the poor and at-risk.
That is, it's talk.
The events seemed choreographed to the current perception of escalating violence in the city ...
The use of the word "perception" implies a contrast to reality. Whether an escalation or not, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported
Among the country's 50 largest cities, Milwaukee ranked 10th last year in the murder rate. In 2005, the city had 122 murders ...
Back to the Herald,
...but event organizer and executive director of the office of vocation development at Cardinal Stritch, Rev. Trinette McCray, explained that "Called to the City" was first conceived for Milwaukee about five years ago.
How would one proceed if one wanted to move that slowly?
"This visionary seed was planted into my spirit, and we worked with the Milwaukee Urban Ministry Consultation and received funding from the Lilly Endowment for theological exploration of vocation," said Rev. McCray [event organizer and executive director of the office of vocation development at Cardinal Stritch, Rev. Trinette McCray]. "Then about two years ago we met with Dr. (Ray) Bakke, and at first we thought it would be a simple symposium. However, as we worked together, we developed this consultation."
I didn't see suggestions of any significant new actions coming out of the consultation, so I'll repeat my old suggestion of moving the Archdiocesan offices to the inner city.
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