The First Friday of Advent is the cusp of a slightly hectic time. These past two weeks have been filled with holiday celebrations (Thanksgiving & travel) and interesting professional opportunities (time & travel).
A team of volunteers and staff have been working with one of our congregations to help align the administration of the parish with the business practices of the Church, in order to be clear about available resources for the mission they have to their community.
As a reflection, we have several congregations whose financial resources are not clearly articulated, and when clergy transition comes to the parish, it is important to be completely transparent to the congregation, and to the Diocesan Staff, to assure that resources are available for ministry and mission.
Also these past two weeks, the Reflection paper required for our Living Stones Partnership gathering in February needs to be completed, and I am continuing to receive feedback from the Congregational Development Commission and others regarding its content.
On a professional level -- I have been asked to facilitate the Board of Trustees retreat for Seabury-Western Seminary in February. To that end, I write this from Memphis, where I participated with others from Seabury in a conversation yesterday about the future of Theological Education and the age of Emergence.
I would commend to you a book by Phyllis Tickle "The Great Emergence." It is a helpful articulation of the church in our times.
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