tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675473586657538589.post8272241411472449886..comments2023-07-28T09:47:26.239-04:00Comments on Law and Gospel: The country parishLaw+Gospelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04635380643783565043noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675473586657538589.post-67573712361987621612007-09-20T09:46:00.000-04:002007-09-20T09:46:00.000-04:00Thanks for all of the feedback. my goal for Sunday...Thanks for all of the feedback. my goal for Sunday is to not drop anything when preparing the altar.;) And to immerse myself in experiencing this community of believers.Law+Gospelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635380643783565043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675473586657538589.post-73013691769954267092007-09-20T00:35:00.000-04:002007-09-20T00:35:00.000-04:00What memories this brings back of the days when I ...What memories this brings back of the days when I was starting out, and of the later days when I was the "supervising pastor."<BR/><BR/>You'll love it. They'll love you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675473586657538589.post-52272412914400463552007-09-18T15:45:00.000-04:002007-09-18T15:45:00.000-04:00I appreciate your honesty about the uncertainty of...I appreciate your honesty about the uncertainty of walking into a church without knowing a soul. The joy for me is how warmly I've been received over and over.<BR/> I'm still surprised each time I'm welcomed in a strange church not with suspicion because I'm a stranger but with hospitality. The Spirit must be at work transforming us allJohn, an unlikely pastorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03688838648252031328noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675473586657538589.post-84426988140510254062007-09-18T13:29:00.000-04:002007-09-18T13:29:00.000-04:00I am so looking forward to reading about this part...I am so looking forward to reading about this part of your journey.Gannet Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16374279595560691174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675473586657538589.post-22774691526320171662007-09-17T23:06:00.000-04:002007-09-17T23:06:00.000-04:00I'm up late reading, but promise to come back tomo...I'm up late reading, but promise to come back tomorrow. I had a small inner-city parish...Diane M. Rothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749136181846671327noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675473586657538589.post-46499958675951384542007-09-17T16:47:00.000-04:002007-09-17T16:47:00.000-04:00I loved my "teaching parish." Learning of their t...I loved my "teaching parish." Learning of their traditions and worship stlye gave me plenty to think about as I ponder the type of ministry setting I envision myself in after graduation. I know you will enjoy being a part of their "family."Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10235511328970565339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675473586657538589.post-23233498890213196792007-09-17T13:32:00.000-04:002007-09-17T13:32:00.000-04:00I think these small country parishes have a lot of...I think these small country parishes have a lot of "advantages" and "perks" that larger parishes do not have. But the problem is, like you indicated, it can take a "stranger" a long time to realize and experience these advantages.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing and God bless as you begin your ministry there.Pastor Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281721067947261768noreply@blogger.com