tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post4693626906691266760..comments2023-11-20T10:17:40.928+00:00Comments on Good in Parts: 1 month in - a few inconclusive thoughts in a time of change.Kathrynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09171138485811816831noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7876613.post-46162904647854309342014-06-27T20:50:42.430+01:002014-06-27T20:50:42.430+01:00Sounds wonderfully, bewilderingly, confusingly bea...Sounds wonderfully, bewilderingly, confusingly beautiful and joyful all at once.<br /><br />Sharing the burden for the first time, but with a specific brief is like a team ministry essentially, with the dean leading gently and the pastors looking to specific areas, probably with some overlap as complex organizations inevitably have.<br /><br />But what a privilege to serve the diverse communities you describe and the people you meet day to day, hour by hour. That might be described as a macrocosm whereas parish might be a microcosm of God's Kingdom.<br /><br />Prayers for you, but I have not doubt that very soon you will have found your way around the complexities and will be less tired, if not more comfortable in this new role. Sometimes being comfortable makes me uneasy, because it's pointing a lack of risk taking - so I try to move a bit nearer the edge.... which is the reality where we'll meet Jesus and he will welcome us.UKViewerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114944341930758335noreply@blogger.com