tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545355.post9201162555952081426..comments2023-09-03T00:00:20.503+01:00Comments on Clever Title Here: thanksTerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10838436991138846332noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545355.post-90933027703682738782009-02-19T17:04:00.000+00:002009-02-19T17:04:00.000+00:00I agree with the post and with DWG's comment on ad...I agree with the post and with DWG's comment on administration and being a solo minister (with four churches in my case)<BR/><BR/>There are strange aspects of administration that I find incredibly stressful: people constantly giving me things to deliver to others and then acting hurt and disappointed if I forget. 'All' you have to do is remember that one thing and you didn't manage. Except it's not one thing, it's 30 things.<BR/><BR/>I once had an incidence where Person A drove past Person B's house to give me an envelope to give to Person B. The only problem is that Person B doesn't go to any of my churches and I never see him unless I intentionally seek him out. Bizarre. A friend of mine says that he responds to requests to deliver letters by saying 'OK, I'll put a stamp on it and stick it in the mail'. Why do people think we should be their mail carriers?<BR/><BR/>It drives me to distraction trying to remember a bunch of little things that aren't necessary for me to do.PamBGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11324370506889227234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545355.post-59775769454560595612009-02-19T14:27:00.000+00:002009-02-19T14:27:00.000+00:00This has been my biggest struggle since leaving se...This has been my biggest struggle since leaving seminary. Not figuring out how to moderate a session meeting, or discerning when to respond to a pastoral care need, or wading through all the administrative stuff that comes with being a solo pastor.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for naming it.Dancing with Godhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12360866965896141692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545355.post-17814626797340958612009-02-19T14:14:00.000+00:002009-02-19T14:14:00.000+00:00This is so true Teri. You are a wonderful friend (...This is so true Teri. You are a wonderful friend (and a good travel buddy). Making friends in ministry is a tough. It continues to be tough.Pastor Petershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03416847804704733797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545355.post-66411437282694773602009-02-19T13:32:00.000+00:002009-02-19T13:32:00.000+00:00Good for you for being a good freind to a new frie...Good for you for being a good freind to a new friend! It's always great to be approached in friendship.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04107175348265816279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545355.post-47340897260155620212009-02-19T01:08:00.000+00:002009-02-19T01:08:00.000+00:00My first call was in a place I had lived for fifte...My first call was in a place I had lived for fifteen years, and I had a family, and I STILL felt isolated. Clergy friends made all the difference, both IRL and through this blogging world.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08235049965406944684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3545355.post-76111756794568852172009-02-19T00:18:00.000+00:002009-02-19T00:18:00.000+00:00I agree wholeheartedly. I get that they can't tea...I agree wholeheartedly. I get that they can't teach us everything in seminary, but the isolation is something I experience accutely and was totally unprepared for. And often the solutions do require income we do not have - "go take a class" "join the ski club" etc etc. <BR/><BR/>No asnwers here, but glad to see it talked about.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com