Originally Posted by Paul
Exciting times, Gra. When you say, "Find a job", do you mean in the current profession or something else? If it's the former, you shouldn't have a problem. They're mad for God stateside, aren't they? Churches packed to the rafters everywhere. If not, what are you going to do? Golf professional?
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I'm thinking the same profession Paul, though I do have a little reticence. I've been enjoying some new irons lately in case I have to find another route!
I might be naive or overly ambitious but I really do hope that I will be able to bring some needed things to the situation I will find myself in over there. For starters, I'm not a gun-toting Republican (not wanting to debate guns or politics though!), and and further to that, I'm much more liberal than a lot of American Christians. I really think that because 40% of the populace goes to church there is a perception that all is well, though in reality, most of the churches are not engaging positively with the majority of people.
I don't want to settle for just 'babysitting' people who already go to church, and I really hope I can be involved in some good projects that touch lives for the better beyond the four walls of the church (irrespective of whether or not they ever attend the church).
As a person with faith that God will provide, I'm praying for the right thing to open up. It was a bit daunting to let go of what I do here without having something else lined up yet, but I really think that was the right thing to do. To me there is a faith lesson to be learned at this time. It's no use if I bang on preaching about having faith to people if I haven't put it all on the line myself.
Tomorrow afternoon I will have a fairly serious telephone chat with one church on the north side of Indianapolis. I don't know if this will go anywhere, but we'll see. If it's right, I'm sure it will all fall into place, and if not, I'll wait to see whatever else opens up. In the meantime, I need to work on my golf game just in case!