It’s time to start planning. Spring is when clergy begin thinking about the next ‘church year.’ Our Music Director, The Worship Associates, and I met this week to begin doing that for our worship ministry. Summer was foremost of course, but the big question – when will we resume in person worship – hovered over…
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When I got my initial training for interim ministry last spring I got a syllabus with lots of required reading and recommended reading, and handbooks and case studies, a small library of tools and techniques that honestly I could not begin to digest. That made me anxious. How could I possibly get all this done?…
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I had a great idea for this week and sure enough, the moment I sat down, I forgot what it was. Don’t say it was a ‘senior moment’ because I have been like this my whole life. There are so many things happening in my head that truly there is no way to keep track…
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Remember that ‘move the cheese’ thing from last week? Well, I am about to move it again. But first, some context. The staff meets weekly and often our conversation is about priorities. Who does what, what comes first, and so forth. The demands of a community are almost as many as there are members of…
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Back north, where I lived for all but four years before coming to Arizona, we know the ways of ice and snow. For example, it is not the cold but the thaw that is dangerous. As ice and snow melt, they move. What was solid a week ago is now liquid. Frigid water then carries…
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