And something inside me clicked. This was the new normal. This was the pace we would always be expected to work. It didn’t matter if I was “part-time.” Ministry was full-time.
30. Twenty Nineteen (Part 9)
The pastor was discouraged because the younger people weren’t attending business meetings. The older members of the congregation gave the majority of the money, and they were also the ones who participated in the business meetings.
29. Twenty Nineteen (Part 8)
I wanted the church as a whole to hit its knees and realize that all the money, all the politics, all the hate, and all the power were simply evil and so far away from what the church was supposed to be.
28. Twenty Nineteen (Part 7)
We had all just come out of a crazy busy year. We had not only maintained our schedules, but because we didn’t have a music minister, we had all taken on extra responsibility… every single one of us.
27. Twenty Nineteen (Part 6)
“I think I want to quit my job”… that’s the only thing going through my head the last two days.
26. Twenty Nineteen (Part 5)
As I sat in the pastor’s office on the day of my evaluation, instead of celebrating this fantastic thing of 9 children coming to know Jesus and being baptized in the last 8 months, we were commiserating that we were 1 away from the goal.
25. Twenty Nineteen (Part 4)
May of 2019 was crazy, and June looked just as busy. I was running on fumes. I could feel it, but there was nothing I could do to stop it.
24. I’m Sorry (Stand Alone)
But it was too late. My daughter had lost all of her friends; the connections were gone. She was hurt on a deep level.
23. Twenty Nineteen. (Part 3)
Sometimes, the ego of those in authority keeps pushing you instead of what should be; A pastor’s ego isn’t the voice of God.
22. Twenty Nineteen (Part 2)
I was back a full two weeks when the pastor decided that it was time to fire the music minister.