Thursday, August 10, 2006

Being Called

I have been informed by McKinley Hill Friends Church that they would like me to officially be their pastor.
I still very much see myself as in a development stage, but think am starting to feel that God is opening this opportunity as the next step in my development. As of right now I am feeling that this is what God is calling me to. I must definitely admit to having some fears about this. I have been told that this meeting is very resistant to change, and I definitely tend to be an agent of change at times.
I personally have not experienced this resistance that has been described to me, but I feel a sense of flexibility in the body that I haven't seen in many places.
The people there seem to be very prayerful, and I think that if I can encourage them in that, then change can flow from their connection to the Holy Spirit in a more natural way that stems not solely from the visions of men, but from discerning the will of God. I have been spending some time in solitude while my wife is at class, silently waiting on God, and I feel a sense of energy and light when I consider what the future may hold at McKinley Hill.
Some of my challenges are more technological in nature, as the meeting doesn't have a web site or e-mail addresses. There is a phone and fax machine, but as you can tell by my blogging, I appreciate the connections that arise from the internet.
The most important aspect to me are the people of the meeting. There are some who definitely possess leadership abilities that I hope will be ready to mentor others as they are drawn in. There are some very talented musicians, and some people who instinctively live into hospitality. There are some bumps in the road that I can see coming, but for a first pastorate I think that there are some important lessons that the Holy Spirit will teach me through the people of McKinley Hill.

This post is mainly just random processing, so sorry if it wasn't very well organized. This is very much a reflection of my current thought patterns around this time of calling.

Grace and Peace,

Gil George

2 comments:

Robin M. said...

Congratulations and best wishes for the coming phase of life, for you and your new Meeting.

Joshua Grace said...

congrats, gil! sorry i didn't see this until now...post more often, man!

love,
joshua

say hi to mel for me.