daily life as life goes on . . .

When you find someone across the world . . .

That was my experience today.  I opened up an email account and saw a discussion thread.  There in the thread was the name of a fellow student from years ago (actually he was a few years ahead of me, but I still know who he is).  He is living in Micronesia.  I expect I will contact him in the next few weeks.

The discussion thread was on library related issues.  Because . . .

One of my “new year” things is being the supervising librarian at Eston College in Eston, Saskatchewan.

So far we are on the COVID track of doing things, I’m donating some of my books, and I’m having fun with a new faculty who are young thinkers and doers.  The job is really just part-part-time, but I’m sure I’ll fill in more time than what is “required”.  Eston is just 40 minutes down the road – a nice drive with beautiful prairies landscapes.

Daily life as life goes on!

September 1st has been an unofficial new year for many years.

This has been what we called the academic year.  The time to begin anew your learning activities.

Of course, in an agricultural setting, the new year is postponed until harvest is done – usually into October in our part of the world.

Down under, the year is topsy-turvy.  This is winter expiring not winter approaching.

Bringing me back to the new year.

The date is inconsequential.  Any day can be a new start.  And sometimes new starts are just what we need.

September 1st starts a number of new things for me.

(Exit stage right – keep them hanging!!!)

Well, as of yesterday, the talks are finalized.  I will be headed into a new era of life.

I have a new title:  Director of the Small Church Ministry Centre – originating out of Small Church Connections in Ontario (www.smallchurchconnections.com).

The job is being suited to what I want to do:  resource small churches and provide assistance as is possible.

Small churches is a real anomoly – which basically means you have a hard time defining what the name means.

For our purposes, the majority of churches in Canada would be “small churches”.  If you have stepped inside a church where about 100 people or less have been in attendance at their meetings, you were in a small church.

In rural areas of Canada – where populations are sparse – most of the church exposure will have been small churches.

So, what do we do for small churches?

Stay tuned!

Guilt is about action with a clear path to redemption. Shame leaves us stuck in our sin. – Bonnie Kristian