Rejuvenating the Parish

I can not begin to tell you all the joy of Spirit I had today at this diocesan / deanery meeting that was held in Centreville this day. Often meetings spending the day listening to talks on Stewardship are dull, repetitive and scary. Scary? Yes, because there is an expectation that one will talk stewardship within one's own parish. No one likes to talk about money. Well today it was honestly exciting to talk about money... for Stewardship is much bigger than funds. We listened to Scripture and a vision of our parishes which met where the Lord leads and tells us to be. We examined our mission and looked at welcoming and growth, as well as honest reality of the 21st Century Anglican Church. It was great and I implore anyone who has an opportunity to attend the last conference next Saturday. Jim Morell will excite you about stewardship, and Don Thompson gives great encouragement and commitment to the call of Christ. What a great witness these two gave us.