The Weekend

What happened to the weekend…

Uggh, mornings like this make me wonder what happened to the weekend. It just seemed to go by so quickly. I ended up with my nose in a book all weekend for a class that I have this week. Currently I’m reading A is for Abductive. It is a primer of words for ministry to a postmodern society.
Earlier in the weekend I finished The Church in the Emerging Culture. It was an interesting book that gave me a view of different ways churches are trying to engage the culture. Very challenging! I’ll tell you that every time I read a book, I come away thinking that I don’t know what I’m doing. But when I read the next book it often puts the previous book into perspective, and then I don’t feel so bad.
The graduate class I’m attending this week is called Ministry in the Emerging Culture. Should be good.

First information meeting…

Yesterday was our first information meeting at PAG. We had about a dozen people there. It went pretty well. I felt like I communicated everything I wanted to: My heritage, the mission, vision and core values. I was done in 40 minutes, and we were done in under an hour with question/answer. I guess there was a little disappointment, because there were people that I thought would be there that weren’t, but maybe next week, and maybe not at all. Even so, “He said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my strength is made perfect in weekness.’ Therefore I’ll boast in my weakness so the power of God will rest on me.” (2 Cor. 12:9)

“I’m feeling you”…

After the meeting a couple came to me and said, “I just want you to know that I’m feeling you.” What an encouragement. I called Matt to let him know that we weren’t alone. God is answering my prayer and bringing people alongside us. This will be a great journey.