oh how time flies! i cannot believe that is is almost labor day and with it the beginning of a new school year, new programming for church, etc...pretty soon we will be preparing for christmas and putting ashes on our foreheads. okay, i know it is not that fast but sometimes it feels like the world is spinning out of control with the pace we find ourselves in. a lot has happened this summer, and much of it the past month or so. i have contemplated time and again what to write-if anything regarding the churchwide assembly to which i was able to be a voting member. i have been reading the blogosphere, the newspapers online, and many other things to try and grasp exactly where we are as a people in regards to what happened in chicago. i had and continue to have many conflicted feelings in how the elca handled itself, yet in the end i find myself having much hope for our denomination due largely to the way we grounded ourself in prayer and worship-together- those on both sides of the issue. rather than trying to recount everything and give my spin on it i will point you in the direction of this post from "reclaiming the f word"- a blog by a former professor and a current friend and mentor of mine. she hits it on the head as far as i am concerned and i think all of you would be better off to read it!
in other fun news...our new bishop John Schleicher was installed last saturday by presiding bishop hanson. it was a wonderful and uplifting service and i feel very good about john's leadership to come. afterwards i was able to visit briefly with bp. hanson and was again amazed at his presence, wisdom, and love for the church. he told me that he is only home on average one day a week- wow- that is definitely a calling and commitment- i pray for his health and mental well being as he now begins another six years...
advent continues to grow- we bought land! and now we are off and running preparing to go to two worship services in the fall. anyone have wisdom on how to handle this transition? also...here is a question for the day- how does a church either recreate or continue to kindle the passion and fire that went along with it in its first 19 months. i am not suggesting that we have lost it, but want to be proactive as we move forward to our next chapter. pleast...talk back.
peace jg
in other fun news...our new bishop John Schleicher was installed last saturday by presiding bishop hanson. it was a wonderful and uplifting service and i feel very good about john's leadership to come. afterwards i was able to visit briefly with bp. hanson and was again amazed at his presence, wisdom, and love for the church. he told me that he is only home on average one day a week- wow- that is definitely a calling and commitment- i pray for his health and mental well being as he now begins another six years...
advent continues to grow- we bought land! and now we are off and running preparing to go to two worship services in the fall. anyone have wisdom on how to handle this transition? also...here is a question for the day- how does a church either recreate or continue to kindle the passion and fire that went along with it in its first 19 months. i am not suggesting that we have lost it, but want to be proactive as we move forward to our next chapter. pleast...talk back.
peace jg
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