Was John Wesley a Deacon?
Through John Meunier, I was directed to “Four John Wesley quotes everyone should know” by John Pedlar. They are good quotes, and ones that, as…
elder's orders
parsonage inspection
I am not a housekeeper. I never have been. I didn’t learn how to growing up. I don’t have time to now. I can do…
the world is my parish
Bishop Trimble recently reminded a group of young clergy that we are not appointed to congregations… we are appointed to communities. It was something I…
jaded?
At a clergy event on Monday, a colleague of mine and I sat near the back. We are very good listeners… but sometimes a little snarky. …
it causes me to tremble…
Day two of our annual conference has completed. We have voted on exactly 7 items of legislation. And we have celebrated and praised and prayed and…
Vocations?
Today at our county ministerial alliance we talked about the multiple vocations that people have in their lives. The conversation sprang from a book we…
I’m being ordained!!!
For two and a half years, I have been serving a congregation faithfully as a provisional elder in the United Methodist Church. And on June…
Goodbye Ordination Papers!!!
The past few weeks, really two months, I have been working here and there and everywhere on my ordination papers. And they are finally finished…