37 searching and being searched / sought 找尋、被尋（備尋）
Some denominations of Protestant Christians don't assign and send our people to designated locations such as local congregations, but letting the places in need to search for human resources. Similarly, the evangelists or pastors search for their workplaces. This model of mission / ministry has been practiced for hundreds of years. 新教的一些教派並不指派傳道人到指定的地方，而是由需要傳到人的地方自行尋找傳道人。同樣地，也由傳道人自行尋找工廠、工地。這樣的制度已經進行幾百年了。
Born in a Christian family, a pastor's family, I have been living in this institution naturally. Before I served a session of a Presbyterian church I was involved in pastor searching because I was involved in the establishment of a new church. The journeys of preachers / pastors has become one of the concerns in my career, including my life, living, and career. While searching and developing the mission and ministry of the Gardeners of Hope Foundation, I cannot help but include this field in the vision. The day before yesterday, June 17, 2018, I was enlightened to see the possibility of including this subject in my memoir and invite those related or concerned to participate in the discussion thinking that this might become one of the important services of the Gardeners of Hope Foundation.
生於基督徒家庭，牧師家庭，我自然活在這個制度裡面。擔任教會的小會會員之前，就因為參與成立教會的活動而參與了尋牧的活動。因此，傳道人的去來也成為我個人生涯裡關心的一部份。尋找園丁基金會的使命與事工時自然會想到這一個區塊。前天（6/17/2018）猜忽然想到可以把這個議題納入回憶錄，邀請相關的人、關心的人來探討，或許也會形成一項園丁基金會的重要服務。
I would try to avoid the pros and cons between the two opposite systems of calling or assigning the gospel workers but jumping directly to cover the practical issues thinking that this approach might attract respondents quicker. 先不談傳道人指派與尋覓的優缺點。直接談實際的事情或許比較可能引人加入。
We did not have any name in the pocket when we searched for the second pastor at the Taiwanese Presbyterian Church of Greater St. Louis, and left the search widely open. In the first meeting that was supposed to get organized and establish the model of operation, including the moderator, the secretary, the principles and the methods of meeting and the decision-making, the mission, the objectives, the dos and donts, etc. I remember I was the one to raise the issue about doing it with Taiwanese way or US way. Some people asked for the differences between the two methods. On top of my head, from my imagination without referring to any reference, I pointed out that with Taiwanese way, everybody except the candidates know who have been looked after, with the searching team sending people around on secret missions of scouting, while in US way, nobody but the candidates know the searching with a rule of thumb, passed along in the Presbytery, that the candidates should have no contact with the searching congregation within a period of time immediately preceding the search. This is believed to be accumulated wisdom across the many Presbytery in the country. The candidates are not supposed to include those appear in person at the site of the searching congregation. This excludes the possibility that an associate pastor become the principal pastor. 新路意台灣人長老教會第二次尋牧時，沒有任何口袋人名，一切開放。第一次會議員則上是要確定整個委員會的運作，包括設定主席、書記、開會的原則與方法、使命、任務、該作的與不該做的事情、委員會的成立與結束，等等。記得是我在尋牧委員會第一次會議時提出需要決定適用台灣方法或是用美國方法進行。有人問有什麼不同。我簡單地說，其實是自己想像出來的，台灣方法是全世界都知道在找誰，只有被找的人不知道。因此，尋牧委員會必須派人出去間接打聽，甚至去偷聽講道。美國方法是全世界都不知道在找誰，只有被找的人知道。這裡的中會還有個不成文的慣例，相信是許多其他中會共同累積出來的經驗，就是被尋找的人必須在幾個月內沒有跟尋牧的教會友接觸過，尤其不可以在教會的地點跟活動裡出現。這當然就排除由副牧師變成主任牧師的可能。
When we started search for the second pastor the first one was still on the job. Everybody expected that the active pastor assisted the search hoping that he recommended some names. Shortly we found that the pastors are generally short of enough experience in searching for pastors from the standpoint of a congregation, especially those who have never served as an elder in a session. I wondered if the seminaries provide teachings on pastoral-searching. 當我們開始尋找第二位牧師時，第一任牧師還沒離開，大家都要求牧師指導/協助尋牧，希望他列出一些人選。很快地，我們發現牧師很少有尋牧經驗的，尤其是沒有擔任過長老的牧師。不知道神學院有沒有在教尋牧相關的知識。
To become a series that attract participation I guess that I need to get into the two major series of issues: what are being searched for and how to be found. The congregations are looking for pastor and are searched by the pastors. While the pastors are being sought after they are looking for congregations, too. 若要形成一篇引人加入探討的系列，我猜需要快一點進入需要討論的兩大話題：「在尋找什麼」跟「如何讓人找到」。教會在尋牧牧師，也在讓牧師尋找。牧師被教會尋找，也在尋找教會。
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Góa siong-sìn ta̍k-ê ū chu-keh chò bo̍k-su ê lâng lóng teh chhōe kàu-hōe á-sī kî-tha ê kang-tiûⁿ. Góa mā siong-sìn ta̍k-lâng teh chhōe ê hong-hiòng kap lí-sióng bô tú-tú kāng-khoán. Tī chia góa lâi lia̍t kúi-hāng chò chham-khó. Hoan-gêng ū lâng hō͘ góa chai góa só͘ làu-kau ê kúi-hāng.
Born in a Christian family, a pastor's family, I have been living in this institution naturally. Before I served a session of a Presbyterian church I was involved in pastor searching because I was involved in the establishment of a new church. The journeys of preachers / pastors has become one of the concerns in my career, including my life, living, and career. While searching and developing the mission and ministry of the Gardeners of Hope Foundation, I cannot help but include this field in the vision. The day before yesterday, June 17, 2018, I was enlightened to see the possibility of including this subject in my memoir and invite those related or concerned to participate in the discussion thinking that this might become one of the important services of the Gardeners of Hope Foundation.
生於基督徒家庭，牧師家庭，我自然活在這個制度裡面。擔任教會的小會會員之前，就因為參與成立教會的活動而參與了尋牧的活動。因此，傳道人的去來也成為我個人生涯裡關心的一部份。尋找園丁基金會的使命與事工時自然會想到這一個區塊。前天（6/17/2018）猜忽然想到可以把這個議題納入回憶錄，邀請相關的人、關心的人來探討，或許也會形成一項園丁基金會的重要服務。
I would try to avoid the pros and cons between the two opposite systems of calling or assigning the gospel workers but jumping directly to cover the practical issues thinking that this approach might attract respondents quicker. 先不談傳道人指派與尋覓的優缺點。直接談實際的事情或許比較可能引人加入。
We did not have any name in the pocket when we searched for the second pastor at the Taiwanese Presbyterian Church of Greater St. Louis, and left the search widely open. In the first meeting that was supposed to get organized and establish the model of operation, including the moderator, the secretary, the principles and the methods of meeting and the decision-making, the mission, the objectives, the dos and donts, etc. I remember I was the one to raise the issue about doing it with Taiwanese way or US way. Some people asked for the differences between the two methods. On top of my head, from my imagination without referring to any reference, I pointed out that with Taiwanese way, everybody except the candidates know who have been looked after, with the searching team sending people around on secret missions of scouting, while in US way, nobody but the candidates know the searching with a rule of thumb, passed along in the Presbytery, that the candidates should have no contact with the searching congregation within a period of time immediately preceding the search. This is believed to be accumulated wisdom across the many Presbytery in the country. The candidates are not supposed to include those appear in person at the site of the searching congregation. This excludes the possibility that an associate pastor become the principal pastor. 新路意台灣人長老教會第二次尋牧時，沒有任何口袋人名，一切開放。第一次會議員則上是要確定整個委員會的運作，包括設定主席、書記、開會的原則與方法、使命、任務、該作的與不該做的事情、委員會的成立與結束，等等。記得是我在尋牧委員會第一次會議時提出需要決定適用台灣方法或是用美國方法進行。有人問有什麼不同。我簡單地說，其實是自己想像出來的，台灣方法是全世界都知道在找誰，只有被找的人不知道。因此，尋牧委員會必須派人出去間接打聽，甚至去偷聽講道。美國方法是全世界都不知道在找誰，只有被找的人知道。這裡的中會還有個不成文的慣例，相信是許多其他中會共同累積出來的經驗，就是被尋找的人必須在幾個月內沒有跟尋牧的教會友接觸過，尤其不可以在教會的地點跟活動裡出現。這當然就排除由副牧師變成主任牧師的可能。
When we started search for the second pastor the first one was still on the job. Everybody expected that the active pastor assisted the search hoping that he recommended some names. Shortly we found that the pastors are generally short of enough experience in searching for pastors from the standpoint of a congregation, especially those who have never served as an elder in a session. I wondered if the seminaries provide teachings on pastoral-searching. 當我們開始尋找第二位牧師時，第一任牧師還沒離開，大家都要求牧師指導/協助尋牧，希望他列出一些人選。很快地，我們發現牧師很少有尋牧經驗的，尤其是沒有擔任過長老的牧師。不知道神學院有沒有在教尋牧相關的知識。
To become a series that attract participation I guess that I need to get into the two major series of issues: what are being searched for and how to be found. The congregations are looking for pastor and are searched by the pastors. While the pastors are being sought after they are looking for congregations, too. 若要形成一篇引人加入探討的系列，我猜需要快一點進入需要討論的兩大話題：「在尋找什麼」跟「如何讓人找到」。教會在尋牧牧師，也在讓牧師尋找。牧師被教會尋找，也在尋找教會。
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Góa siong-sìn ta̍k-ê ū chu-keh chò bo̍k-su ê lâng lóng teh chhōe kàu-hōe á-sī kî-tha ê kang-tiûⁿ. Góa mā siong-sìn ta̍k-lâng teh chhōe ê hong-hiòng kap lí-sióng bô tú-tú kāng-khoán. Tī chia góa lâi lia̍t kúi-hāng chò chham-khó. Hoan-gêng ū lâng hō͘ góa chai góa só͘ làu-kau ê kúi-hāng.
- Siōng-tè ài góa khì ê só͘-chāi kap ài góa chò ê kang, sui-jiân góa bô tú-tú ì-ài á-sī ū choan-tiông.
- Góa ka-kī it-hiòng ū hèng-chhù ê sū-kang á-sī ài khì khiā-khí ê só͘-chāi.
- Góa ê chhin-lâng ài góa khì ê só͘-chāi, á-sī ū lâng chin ài góa khì ê so͘ó-chāi.
- Bô siáⁿ tāi-chì hó chò ê kà-hōe góa chin chū-iû thang chiàu-kò͘ ka-têng á-sī kî-tha sim-sek ê oa̍h-tāng.
- Siā-lé chin koân ê kàu-hōe á-sī ki-kò͘, sui-jiân góa bô tú-tú ū hèng-chhù.
- Su-iàu góa khì kā i chín-chok khí-lâi ê kàu-hōe á-sī ki-kò͘.
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