Yesterday was my first day at work. I took the time to set up the office and begin unpacking my books. I'll get some pictures up soon and take you through our humble church that has a surprisingly large office, which I hope not to spend more time than absolutely needed in. Still, I'm having fun getting it set up and making it a place that can be a little bit of a retreat, not just a working space for me. Today I picked up some lamps to change the lighting that is presently four sets of four (16) overhead flourescent lights. Anyway, I need to finish that up tomorrow, as Monday will be full out preparation for the upcoming weeks sermon. We're also meeting as an executive this coming week to begin discussing where we are, our priorities, where we sense God leading us and how we will get there.
I look forward to be part of a team that doesn't work on a voting system but prays through these things and goes where they feel God's leading. These are not high hopes, this has been the way the executive has operated at Port of Grace, I believe since the beginning.
I met Liz today, the previous pastor, who described POG as the best church on earth, told me she'd kill me if I hurt them, and then she prayed for me. It was a wonderful inpromptu meeting. Liz and her husband, Neil, who were team pastors at POG, left earlier this spring to go plan another church in Guelph. They first service will be on the same day that I preach here for the first time. Next week.
Soon I'll have pictures of the church and our house and all that stuff, I just haven't had time for that at this point, soon though.
Posted by edI know you will find this hard to believe... but when we moved into the building, the lower floor was an unfinished, dark dungeon.
Glad you have the skill to make it less... well... incredibly impersonal :)
Posted by: wilsonianWow, that's ubelievable, it gives me greater appreciation for what is there now. Eh stop it, I can hear you laughing. You'll be surprised when you look tomorrow.
Posted by: edI am totally not laughing!!!
That space needed serious help... well, at least to my eyes it did.
Posted by: wilsonianGotta say, the office looks great. Almost makes me want to move back in - out of our closet. LOL.
Bet you'll be painting soon???
i guess I did things backwards...should've painted first, but I had to get in and get working, I worked on my sermon all of today (except for when someone called to disrupt my quiet Monday) and want to wrap it up by Wednesday, which means the books will be sitting around to be put away slowly...so painting will have to wait a while too, but yes, painting will happen too...down the road. Eh, we'll have a painting party :)
Posted by: ed