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As the years increase, so does my gratitude and appreciation for
the many congregations where I have been privileged to pitch my
tent on my sojourn of faith and ministry. I only wish that the
resources I have found through family systems, the Center for
Congregational Health, and the Alban Institute had been mine to
share with the earlier congregations. I am not the same person or
minister I was when I first assumed pastoral responsibilities.
However, this is always the way life - even the life of faith -
works. We can only be who we are and where we are. I'm grateful I'm
not still there. Colleagues and friends continue to enrich my life
and contribute greatly to my ongoing development both personally
and professionally. Their encouragement and support have led to
this second publishing endeavor. This book is dedicated to my two
sons, Mark and Michael. They have continued to exhibit the
qualities of integrity and hard work, doing what they believe they
are called to do regardless of how it turns out. Their high
principles and ethical behavior continue to convince me that my
wife and I must have done something right We certainly don't take
credit for their achievements but recognize they have come a long
way in mastering the art of letting go as I have tried to describe
it in this book.
What was anticipated to be "the Christian Century" certainly did
not live up to that lofty expectation. To the contrary, it has led
us into a new century with more uncertainties, questions, doubts,
and anxieties than we ever could have imagined. Whatever happened
to "Don't worry, be happy"? Simply put: there are now many more
reasons to worry than to be happy (however one defines happiness).
Stress, anxiety, apprehension, worry, fear - whatever else you want
to add to the list - appear to be major ingredients in a life gone
global. Our concerns are no longer local, regional, or even
national. The fluttering wings of a butterfly any place in the
world can cause a powerful wind of destruction right in our own
neighborhood.
This book contains many reflections from my experiences with
various congregations with whom I have worked over the past
fifty-plus years. As the years have increased so has my
appreciation for the significant contribution all of these
congregations have made to my life and my ministry. I list all of
them with gratitude and appreciation - perhaps especially for the
difficult times that I often found a way to make more difficult.
These times usually provided the opportunities for the most
learning. Why is it we only recognize this after the fact? Well,
such is life, but may it always be as Paul admonishes: in
everything...with thanksgiving (Phil. 4:6)
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