Today we will fly to San Diego, California. My partner and spouse. Marjorie Bowens-Wheatley, is the candidate for Settled Associate Minister at the First Unitarian Universalist Church of San Diego. She is excited about this new opportunity for ministry.
On Sunday she will preach her first candidating sermon, and there will be a question and answer forum after the two services. She will be exhausted.
On Monday I will fly to New Orleans for the Unitarian Universalist Minister's Executive Committee meeting. We will be meeting with C.E.N.T.E.R. the minister's continuing education program, We will to review and establish priorities for the next three year period. The Executive meets with C.E.N.T.E.R every three years, so there is lot to cover.
On Friday I will fly back to San Diego, and I will be with Marjorie as she finishes of her week. I have every expectation that it will be successful, so we have been planning to move to San Diego for the last month.
My plan is to return to interim ministry, especially serving congregations in the Southwest. Congregations in transition are especially open to looking at their visions and missions and re-covenanting to define membership responsibilities and behavior. It is very concentrated way of doing ministry, and I am always learning new skills when I am engaged in managing transitions.
I don't know if I will have much time to post until May. I will try to post from New Orleans at least once.
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