I have discovered the need, yet again, to be extremely careful with my words in emails. Words on a screen give no indication of the emotions/inflection/thoughts/etc of the speaker. The recipient of the email is forced to read and decipher for themself what the speaker means. … [Read more...] about Miscommunication
Encouragement. Guidance. Accountability
Poverty, AIDS & the Church
This afternoon I went to a seminar called "Poverty, AIDS and the Church: Looking at the Church’s role in global and local outreach" hosted at a local church. I'd heard about it through my work and thought I'd check it out. I'm so glad I went - there were numerous things shared … [Read more...] about Poverty, AIDS & the Church
Integration
In the 20s & 30s group that I serve with at my church, my leadership role is that of Integration. On of our core values reads "Integration: As part of [the larger church body], we hope to fully integrate ourselves with it by being tied to the ministries and people of [the … [Read more...] about Integration
An audience of One
I recently began playing volleyball on Thursdays at a local church (not my own). It's an open gym that I was invited to by someone I had met in the league I was in last fall. Last night I was sharply reminded of my tendency to get a bad attitude when I'm not doing well or when … [Read more...] about An audience of One
Uncertain to overwhelmed
I've gone from little/no information about my career future to so much information that it's hard to take it all in. In the past two days, my organization has offered me two job ideas which could begin as early as Feb. 1. Here's a brief summary of each:1. Event coordinator - … [Read more...] about Uncertain to overwhelmed
