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By: Life in student ministry » Time invested in ministry is primarily for God

Life in student ministry » Time invested in ministry is primarily for God — Thu, 08 Jun 2006 06:05:50 +0000

[...] I have a difficult time giving myself that kind of flexibility to casually drop in and out of the church office because I (unnecessarily) feel a need to let the other church staff know that I’m present and working hard. But why do I feel this? It’s not like the church places any pressure on me in this area. I’m confident they all respect me and my time. I know Iâ€™ve earned their trust, so why do I feel like I need them to see me at the church office doing work when I’ve already established that real ministry ultimately takes place in the relationships I build with students? It sounds like Doug Fields would be the kinda guy that could stay up late talking with a student about life issues and then dock the hours out of the next day by going into the church office later. Although I intellectually agree that these boundaries on our time are important, I would feel terribly guilty for not showing up in the office at the normal time anyway. I may fall asleep at the keyboard, but at least I’d be there! [...]

By: flexnfx

flexnfx — Fri, 26 May 2006 18:30:06 +0000

Wise words my friend….

By: Tim

Tim — Tue, 23 May 2006 18:57:32 +0000

Neuro, you have the wrong Tim Schmoyer. I don’t keep up with the other Tim Schmoyer’s blog, so I can’t really help ya there. Sorry.

By: Neuro-conservative

Neuro-conservative — Tue, 23 May 2006 18:09:25 +0000

What happenned to Sisyphean Musings?

By: -Justin-

-Justin- — Tue, 23 May 2006 02:09:57 +0000

That is so true. Just last weekend, we were collecting things for our yard sale. In the middle of the work, I was handed a huge birthday card that all of the students had signed. After reading it, fundraising did not seem nearly as important.