http://tgbandy.com Thomas G. Bandy Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:26:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://tgbandy.com/2008/10/this-week-in-mission-%e2%80%93-oct-20-2008/#comment-17 deveb Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:34:58 +0000 http://tgbandy.com/2008/10/this-week-in-mission-%e2%80%93-oct-20-2008/#comment-17 This is why mentoring becomes so important for the future of the church. See my recent This Week in Mission post for Nov. 8. This is why mentoring becomes so important for the future of the church. See my recent This Week in Mission post for Nov. 8.

]]> http://tgbandy.com/2008/10/this-week-in-mission-%e2%80%93-oct-20-2008/#comment-16 Debra Avery Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:24:34 +0000 http://tgbandy.com/2008/10/this-week-in-mission-%e2%80%93-oct-20-2008/#comment-16 You describe this: Clergy are given the responsibility to grow, go deep, and focus the future … but none of the authority. In both my previous calls, I would say this was the case. But I find myself in a congregation that wants me to be responsible, go deep, focus the future - all by myself. In other words - Pastor, we love all the things you're doing. We believe we need to grow. We know that adult spiritual formation is key. But we aren't going to be part of those things. We just want to come on Sunday morning. It seems an odd thing and very different for me to be able to have full impunity with regard to change and have very little in the way of actual participation beyond Sunday morning and the occasional committee meeting. You describe this: Clergy are given the responsibility to grow, go deep, and focus the future … but none of the authority. In both my previous calls, I would say this was the case. But I find myself in a congregation that wants me to be responsible, go deep, focus the future - all by myself. In other words - Pastor, we love all the things you’re doing. We believe we need to grow. We know that adult spiritual formation is key. But we aren’t going to be part of those things. We just want to come on Sunday morning. It seems an odd thing and very different for me to be able to have full impunity with regard to change and have very little in the way of actual participation beyond Sunday morning and the occasional committee meeting.

]]> http://tgbandy.com/2008/10/this-week-in-mission-%e2%80%93-oct-20-2008/#comment-15 phill Fri, 31 Oct 2008 03:52:06 +0000 http://tgbandy.com/2008/10/this-week-in-mission-%e2%80%93-oct-20-2008/#comment-15 glad you are doing this...adding you to my reader glad you are doing this…adding you to my reader

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