going to ireland
well, today eileen and i are leaving for ireland. its crazy. i can't believe that i'm actually going.
i hope that i can mentally and emotional leave all my crap at home, and just enjoy the time. i've never been, and i want to experience everything that i can.
i need some direction. i have a lot of options, but not a lot of direction. there are quite a few things that i'm unsure about. what i want to do.
i want to get out of my job. not because of the people, but because i just can't continue to sit in front of a computer all day. it is slowly killing me from the inside. but i've said that before.
there's alot going on with the youth group. our youth pastor is leaving, and there could be a big transitionary period, and with 150 new freshman coming into the fold, there has to be strong leadership. i care about these kids. i want to see them grow closer to God, and closer to each other. that they experience true community. but its hard when thats not what they have grown used to.
there is a college group that i'm helping out with this summer. its definitely going to be interesting. its tough to get people to even consider new ideas. especially when the majority of the leadership of the group have all been involved for the past 3 years. i mean, there are some benefits to that, like knowing what doesn't work. but do they really know what doesn't work?
right now all it is, is taking a sunday morning structure and calling it something different. i don't think its going to work. i don't doubt anyone's heart in the matter. but if only the heart is there, but they don't translate that to seeking the best way to do ministry, how good is it to just have your heart in the right place?
anyways, while in ireland, please pray that God really speaks to our hearts. its gonna be an amazing time.
be good to each other. look at Christ. peace.
i hope that i can mentally and emotional leave all my crap at home, and just enjoy the time. i've never been, and i want to experience everything that i can.
i need some direction. i have a lot of options, but not a lot of direction. there are quite a few things that i'm unsure about. what i want to do.
i want to get out of my job. not because of the people, but because i just can't continue to sit in front of a computer all day. it is slowly killing me from the inside. but i've said that before.
there's alot going on with the youth group. our youth pastor is leaving, and there could be a big transitionary period, and with 150 new freshman coming into the fold, there has to be strong leadership. i care about these kids. i want to see them grow closer to God, and closer to each other. that they experience true community. but its hard when thats not what they have grown used to.
there is a college group that i'm helping out with this summer. its definitely going to be interesting. its tough to get people to even consider new ideas. especially when the majority of the leadership of the group have all been involved for the past 3 years. i mean, there are some benefits to that, like knowing what doesn't work. but do they really know what doesn't work?
right now all it is, is taking a sunday morning structure and calling it something different. i don't think its going to work. i don't doubt anyone's heart in the matter. but if only the heart is there, but they don't translate that to seeking the best way to do ministry, how good is it to just have your heart in the right place?
anyways, while in ireland, please pray that God really speaks to our hearts. its gonna be an amazing time.
be good to each other. look at Christ. peace.
posted by marcelliott at 3:00 PM
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