I had such good intentions. Blogging each day about General Assembly. Then reality set in. Actually my back set in - Ouch! Standing and chatting with so many friends - which was awesome. Finding new friends - which was awesome. Going to business sessions - sorta awesome. (Go Rev. Brenda Caldwell!) Going to the concert Sunday night - which was totally awesome.
But rolling my car down the highway last month put a limit on my activities and stamina. Pain meds did not make for clear thinking for blogging either. So in the next week I hope to continue to reflect on the General Assembly. Being church together is amazing.
We are an odd bunch, us Disciples. We believe in unity and argue like anything. We are unbelievably diverse and are one around the Table. We have a long way to go to include EVERYONE but we continue towards the Realm of God.
It's good to have a family - one that I love even as I while I can be frustrated with them. Something to give thanks for.
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Sunday, July 17, 2011
Friday, July 8, 2011
General Assembly Starters
It is always so exciting to arrive for the General Assembly of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). As people are gathering at the hotels today in Nashville, there are embraces with friends who haven't see each other for two years, smiles in meeting new friends, and tired nods. Even without our name tags yet, you can just SPOT the Disciples.
We are staying a ways from downtown and the Convention Center at the HoJos. The staff person checking us in this afternoon asked, "Is there a convention in town because there are a lot of people staying 6 nights?" "Yes," we exclaimed. The Disciples have landed! Later we (Tim, Dad, and I) met our friends Judy and Fritz at their hotel, the Hilton, to go out for a bite and some fellowship. As we left the lobby, I noticed the very noticeable stole of a regional minister on a luggage cart coming into the hotel. And of course with my big mouth, I said to the woman, "Well, you must be a Regional Minister." It turns out she was the wife of the Regional Minister for Mid-America, Dad's region! Small world.
The church is gathering. May we be open to the work of the Holy Spirit, worship God with gladness, and proclaim the Gospel with joy. May we embody what we say we are - a Movement for Wholeness in a Fragmented World.
We are staying a ways from downtown and the Convention Center at the HoJos. The staff person checking us in this afternoon asked, "Is there a convention in town because there are a lot of people staying 6 nights?" "Yes," we exclaimed. The Disciples have landed! Later we (Tim, Dad, and I) met our friends Judy and Fritz at their hotel, the Hilton, to go out for a bite and some fellowship. As we left the lobby, I noticed the very noticeable stole of a regional minister on a luggage cart coming into the hotel. And of course with my big mouth, I said to the woman, "Well, you must be a Regional Minister." It turns out she was the wife of the Regional Minister for Mid-America, Dad's region! Small world.
The church is gathering. May we be open to the work of the Holy Spirit, worship God with gladness, and proclaim the Gospel with joy. May we embody what we say we are - a Movement for Wholeness in a Fragmented World.
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