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Re: Balance
Just a little more background....after 14yrs under the same Pastor, he left, backslid and left me and one other minister holding the bag so to speak. I had always questioned the hectic church schedule in regards to the calendar and trying to have some sense of normalcy in my home - but obviously, during this particular time, the subject of balance became a greater issue of importance...I know, go figure!
At any rate, we left that assembly, totally burned out and began attending a different UPC church - which honestly we loved since it was much more relaxed and guess what? NO CALENDAR! We were slowly healing from years of burn out and abuse and were so happy to find this refuge. Well, the Pastor of this church retired and someone else took the assembly and now....it is becoming the busy church that we had left 4+ years ago.
Naturally, we are scratching our heads as to how much we are able and willing to do in this assembly. I am not against church, nor am I against an assembly being "organized" per se, but I am very wary of how quickly a few programs and structure can turn into the all consuming time eating monster that we are more then a little familier with.
At any rate, times like these are good times for reflecting on ones own motives and relationships, both in the church and with Jesus. Again, i may be totally missing the "mark" here so that is why I appreciate the feedback. I naturally have my own opinion, but am more then open to the fact that I may be off and wrong in my perception.
Alot of times hurt and burnout can distort ones vision and purpose, so for me, altough I do not like the schedule, the calendar, etc. - I am by no means blasting that out of the water and being critical of the leadership. It may be, however, just the wrong timing for me and my family and we will need to pray about some major decisions up and coming...
BTW...thanks Aquilla!
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