I find myself in that in-between state as I shift from working in IT to becoming an ordained UMC elder. I have over 30 years of software development and support experience, but that work no longer gives me any joy or fulfillment. Where I find joy now is in ministerial work - preaching, teaching, visiting, listening. Yet, I feel there is something to be gained from all those years of work. I’m looking forward to your class next semester and hope this will be part of the conversation!
I do feel like this has been the missing piece with the FX movement on the US side. Institutionally we don't really know what to do with it. I feel like what Dr Beck is saying is basically we have to drastically rethink the whole system.
I find myself in that in-between state as I shift from working in IT to becoming an ordained UMC elder. I have over 30 years of software development and support experience, but that work no longer gives me any joy or fulfillment. Where I find joy now is in ministerial work - preaching, teaching, visiting, listening. Yet, I feel there is something to be gained from all those years of work. I’m looking forward to your class next semester and hope this will be part of the conversation!
I do feel like this has been the missing piece with the FX movement on the US side. Institutionally we don't really know what to do with it. I feel like what Dr Beck is saying is basically we have to drastically rethink the whole system.
This series should be required reading for ordination boards and church councils.
Thanks for naming this! Really helpful.
This is simply brilliant.