A Tough Day
Day 8 after surgery. It's also the second day of my class on the "School for Congregational Development." This is the last full day of the second semester. Next month is the reunion and free discussion/debriefing. First Day 8.
I did alright. The back is not the problem - it never was. My leg aches. I'm trying not to do too much and at the same time determine when I need to do exercises to strengthen the leg muscles after surgery. I've got a doctor's appointment next Thursday. Hopefully he takes out the staples in my back (I think there's nine or ten) and I'll find out what I can do and not do. I tend to want top do more than I can/should.
The class is great. We're discussing the Millennium generation in generational theory and how it relates to what the church needs to do to relate to that generation. It did a really poor job with the last one (Gen-X'ers) and needs to be poised for this one or else there will be a crisis in church activity. Although the class is taught by the Episcopal church, the issues are valid regardless of label and can be applied to all congregations. That's what I find so interesting about the program - and so relevant. It's good to know that in many ways my church is already doing the right things. The one thing that was so cool about today was when we watched the "final" episode of Buffy - where she dies by diving into the vortex. There were so many Christian symbols in the story that we took a very long time getting through the discussion. I hope that I can take things back to my church and back to other churches to help them be better able to relate. After all, that's what Christianity is all about -- a relationship -- after all.
I did alright. The back is not the problem - it never was. My leg aches. I'm trying not to do too much and at the same time determine when I need to do exercises to strengthen the leg muscles after surgery. I've got a doctor's appointment next Thursday. Hopefully he takes out the staples in my back (I think there's nine or ten) and I'll find out what I can do and not do. I tend to want top do more than I can/should.
The class is great. We're discussing the Millennium generation in generational theory and how it relates to what the church needs to do to relate to that generation. It did a really poor job with the last one (Gen-X'ers) and needs to be poised for this one or else there will be a crisis in church activity. Although the class is taught by the Episcopal church, the issues are valid regardless of label and can be applied to all congregations. That's what I find so interesting about the program - and so relevant. It's good to know that in many ways my church is already doing the right things. The one thing that was so cool about today was when we watched the "final" episode of Buffy - where she dies by diving into the vortex. There were so many Christian symbols in the story that we took a very long time getting through the discussion. I hope that I can take things back to my church and back to other churches to help them be better able to relate. After all, that's what Christianity is all about -- a relationship -- after all.
posted by genebko at
2:29 PM
1 Comments:
First, thanks for the comment on my blog. I enjoyed the sites you suggested I read.
This class sounds very interesting -- discussion religion and Buffy! I thought I was the only person who thoroughly enjoys both.
To answer your other question, I think that everything we do is significant which is why we need to take care in all we do (an impossible task, but a noble goal).
Hope your strength continues to build as you recover from your surgery. Be patient with yourself.
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