1 month in

Hi All,

Sorry for the length of time between posts, but whooo! How busy life gets. I have started as Pastor at McKinley Hill Friends Church, and am trying to get to know the neighborhood the church is in better, I have started off an evening service that I am very excited about. The service starts off with some music, then goes into a time of silent prayer where we release our cares and concerns, then we have some contemplative music, then a Lectio Divina which is a time where you read a scripture passage twice and then have a time of silence (3-5 min) and ask What word or phrase jumped out at you? Then repeat the reading and silence and ask what image, poem, song, or memories has the passage triggered? Then repeat the reading and silence and ask what action do you feel called to?

It went really well, and I felt nourished in the times of silence. I have had a chance to meet with some of the long term participants in the church, and have asked the church to start praying about a vision and direction for the church, and I fully expect the Holy Spirit to work through those prayers as we come together to discern God's will for us.