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The Reverend Vern Barnet, DMn
bio page CRES minister emeritus vern@cres.org
Dear Friend: Because of the volume of requests I receive, my staff is authorized to send this response to you. If your request is of a truly personal nature to which this response is inadequate, please accept my apology and write me again with "Vern, this is a second request" in the subject line. Thanks for understanding.
RESPONSE #33 Employment in the Interfaith Field
Thank you for your interest in contributing to the field of interfaith understanding. If you are interested in volunteer work, there are many opportunities. CRES, for example, offers volunteer opportunities such as those listed at the second half of cres.org/index.html#join.
If you are looking for a paying job, you may encounter difficulties. I myself have worked as a full-time volunteer in this field, exhausted my pension, and learned to live "low to the ground." The honoraria and other compensation for my work has gone to support my independent organization, CRES, from which I receive no salary.
I have come to appreciate the amazing learning experiences I have gained, not just from the wonderful people of many faiths with whom I have worked, but also from understanding our economic system from a position unusual, perhaps, for someone of my education, background, previous employment, and social network connections.
A list of organizations, some of which have paying positions which may include some interfaith work can be found on our website at cres.org/pubs/KCInterfaithOps.htm especially in the section 2.2 Organizations/List.
I hope this list is useful to you. If you wish to volunteer your services to CRES, I would be delighted to put your time and skills to use to further interfaith understanding. If you are seeking employment, please accept my best wishes.
Vern Barnet
