They are fairly consistent in avoiding general unions and conventions, observing the ordinance of feet washing, and preferring an itinerant and unsalaried ministry.
In many cases, the paid entry-level positions everyone and their grandmother are fighting for are precisely those that have been eliminated in favor of unsalaried internships.
Their position is unsalaried and the work is unofficial, but presidents' wives have used their platforms to promote worthy causes, promote their husbands -- and, sometimes, promote themselves.
