tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20106217.post3016628273978377138..comments2023-09-26T12:37:11.511+01:00Comments on help I work with children: A Typical Weeklynnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13386263352332136809noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20106217.post-61639641784368660382009-03-17T15:26:00.000+00:002009-03-17T15:26:00.000+00:00You have put your finger on the point exactly BK -...You have put your finger on the point exactly BK - in society today no-one really does their minimum hours - everyone I know overworks rather than underworks, with email and blackberries and iphones meaning that being in constant contact (and therefore perhaps under certain pressure) is common place and just relaxing and laughing and chatting is relegated to second place.<BR/><BR/>I'm feeling the pressure of culture on my life and I struggle with this - its an insipid evil disguised as respectability (I'm going all Shane Claiborne again) but I'm seriously beginning to understand why new monasticism and practising quiet and contemplation (I would call it soaking) is coming into mega-churches in the States - see v interesting article here - http://www.christianitytoday.com/le/communitylife/discipleship/megachurchmonastery.htmllynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13386263352332136809noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20106217.post-36141030929689284972009-03-17T10:35:00.000+00:002009-03-17T10:35:00.000+00:00This is tough. At the moment I'm trying to work ou...This is tough. At the moment I'm trying to work out what is work, and what is not. I know that having had CFS I can so easily relapse and need to be so very careful about eating properly, resting and so on.<BR/><BR/>That's tough to do as part of THE church.<BR/><BR/>Now, technically I only work 18 hours a week. But then there's looking out for volunteers. There's mentoring young people (and the preparation that comes with it). There's singing and music practice. There's raising awareness about the charity I work for - the local one, and the national one. There's the e-mails I get at all hours. Does driving to London and back for training to do a voluntary trip to serve churches in South Africa count as 'work'? <BR/><BR/>My question is where's the respite? Where are we pastoring each other, encouraging one another...especially as increasingly we get 'mission focused'. I'd far prefer to be 'love focused'. Even if that does sound cheesy.LAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09320817252612530093noreply@blogger.com