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Seek Ye First ...and you shall find
September 2026 Edition | Volume 8, Number 9
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Cookson Hills Indigenous Center is re-imagining its ministry and needs your help. Join them from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for their second Re-Tool Time – a day of volunteering to help shape the future of this beloved ministry. Lunch is provided. Register here.
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The Annual Fall Retired Clergy/Spouse retreat will be held at Canyon Camp. The program, led by clergy spouse David Nichols, will be “Be a Good Ancestor.” Contact wjimeller@gmail. com for more info! The OU Wesley Foundation is facing off against Texas Wesley in the Red River Sharedown, a friendly fundraising rivalry that culminates on October 10. Donate to support campus ministry scholarships, free community meals and student programs...and help bring home the trophy! Learn more. Join the SCJ Conference Lay Leaders for “Being a Welcoming Congregation,” a webinar on how to energetically and intentionally offer hospitality. The Zoom meeting is from 9:30–11 a.m. Register here. Called to Connect is from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at Boston Avenue UMC. It brings Oklahoma UMCs together with mission partners through a keynote, panel discussion, and small-group conversations. Register here. OKUMC members can attend the “Do No Harm” virtual conference free! This trauma-informed care and sexual harm prevention will feature keynote speakers Ashley Judd and Rachael Denhollander. Learn more.
Communications Ministry Staff Rev. Carlos Ramirez Director of Communications & Strategy
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Cover photo: Town photo during Camino de Santiago pilgrammage. Photo courtesy of Ed Parker, Executive Director, OK Camps.
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from the editor Ed Parker, writing about the upcoming Camino de Santiago pilgrimage, describes the difference between a tourist and a pilgrim this way: a tourist collects sights, pictures and souvenirs. A pilgrim gets emptied out and filled back up. I think that is what this issue is for. Built around the hymn Seek Ye First, this month’s Contact asks a deceptively simple question: what are we actually seeking? And are we seeking it first? Because here is what I have come to believe: when we seek the wrong things first, we fill ourselves with those wrong things. And a cup that is already full has no room for what God is trying to pour in. Seeking first is not just about priorities. It is also about creating the space to receive. Rev. Jeff Jaynes writes that Charge Conference season is the perfect moment to remember the main thing. Not the paperwork – though that matters too – but the God who sits on the throne of our lives and asks us to put everything else in order around that. Ed Parker writes about how the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage is one of the most drastic and effective
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ways to fix your seeking order. When you have nowhere else to be, seeking first stops being a sentiment and starts being a practice. Ginger Howl has been seeking and answering for many years – from the moment she held onto the pew at Camp Egan because there was nowhere for her to go to Thursday afternoons leading the choir at Epworth Villa. Rev. Carlos Ramirez took everything he knew about seeking and listening and applied it to a congregation whose community had changed around it, and he watched something beautiful emerge. And Anne Robertson arrived at Project Transformation Oklahoma this summer and found herself emptied out and filled back up right alongside the interns, the campers and the children whose smiling faces will stay with her. These stories encourage us to seek first. To listen to what we find. And to trust that all these things shall be added unto us. Jenny Herzberger Interim Editor
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s in northwest Spain, built over the tomb of Saint James the Great. For centuries, pilgrims have walked the Camino to reach this destination and visit the crypt beneath the main altar. Photo courtesy of Ed Parker.
Left Foot, Right Foot, Kingdom First By Ed Parker, Executive Director, OK Camps Somewhere in northern Spain, there’s a stretch of the Camino de Santiago where the trail climbs a long, unglamorous hill, the wind is doing something rude to your poncho, and the only thing between you and Santiago is about a hundred more miles of exactly this. It is, I’m told, an excellent place to think about the Kingdom of God. It is an even better place to think about your knees. I bring this up because next spring, a group of us from across the Conference will be walking a piece of that same trail, “The Way: A United Methodist Pilgrimage on the Camino de Santiago.” And when the editors asked me to write something for this issue’s theme, “Seek Ye First,” I chuckled a bit,
because I’m not sure a hymn has ever described a trip more accurately without meaning to. You know the tune. You’ve probably hummed it in a hallway without noticing. Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you. It’s a simple little round, built for Sunday school kids
and campfires – which, incidentally, is exactly where most of us OK Camps folks first learned it, crosslegged on a log, half paying attention. But simple songs have a way of aging into wisdom you didn’t ask for. Somewhere between the campfire and now, “seek first” stopped being a tune and started being a diagnosis. Because here’s the truth about most of our seeking: we don’t seek first. We seek fifth, or ninth, or “whenever the inbox is finally empty,” which, speaking as one who runs three camps, is never. We seek the Kingdom the way we eat vegetables: with good intentions and terrible follow-through. A pilgrimage, it turns out, is a fairly drastic but wonderfully effective way to fix your seeking order. You cannot half-seek God while walking fifteen miles a day with nowhere else to be and nothing else to carry but what fits on your back. The Camino doesn’t let you multitask your way past the Kingdom. It just says: here’s the road, here’s your pack, seek first or don’t bother. That’s what pilgrimage has always been, going back a thousand years before REI made moisture-wicking shirts. It isn’t tourism with a cross on it. A tourist collects – sights, pictures and souvenirs. A pilgrim gets emptied out and filled back up. Tourists ask “what will I see?” Pilgrims end up asking “what will be asked of me?” – which is a scarier and more profound question. The Camino doesn’t promise comfort. It promises blisters, bad coffee some mornings and roughly eleven opportunities per day to practice patience with people you love. Which, if you think about it, is also an excellent description of church. And yet, this is the part that keeps pulling me back. Somewhere in all that walking, people meet God. Not in a fireworks way, usually. More like a yellow arrow. The whole Camino is marked by these little painted arrows and scallop shells, pointing you onward when you can’t see the destination. You just trust the next arrow. I think that’s about as good a definition of faith as I’ve found, and it took a fifteenth-century route-marking system to illustrate it for me.
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Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find. Turns out that includes finding the next yellow arrow when you’re pretty sure you’re lost. You usually aren’t. You usually just needed to walk a little further to see it. Now, I won’t pretend this trip is only about high theology. Some of it is about socks. I have built, I am mildly ashamed to admit, an entire spreadsheet devoted to socks (and other gear) because it turns out, it’s hard to seek the Kingdom of God with a blister the size of a communion wafer. There will be laughter, there will be somebody’s phone dying at the worst possible moment and there will almost certainly be at least one night where all any of us want to talk about is what we’d give for a decent cheeseburger.
I used to think that stuff was just the noise around the real pilgrimage – the sacred part happening somewhere underneath it. I don’t think that anymore. The sock spreadsheet, the sore feet and the group inside jokes are the pilgrimage, as much as any prayer said in a cathedral. God has never been picky about the venue. He shows up in the ridiculous as readily as the reverent – which might be the most pastoral thing I can say about the whole enterprise. So why does this matter beyond the “cool trip to Spain” factor? Because most of us will never again in our lives clear our calendar for eight straight days with the single, stated goal of seeking the Kingdom first. That’s rare. That’s worth protecting. We are not walking to Santiago to check a box or get a stamp in a little pilgrim passport (though we will absolutely get the stamps). We’re walking because sometimes the fastest way to seek God first is to remove absolutely everything else you could possibly seek instead, and just start putting one foot in front of the other, trusting that “all these things” – clarity, rest, community, maybe even a little healing – really will be added unto you. Alleluia, Alleluia, blisters and all. Pray for us. Better yet – come with us. Click here for more information.
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Creativity Finds a Home in Del City Rev. Adam Young, Senior Pastor at Sunny Lane UMC On Wednesday afternoons, the halls of Sunny Lane United Methodist Church fill with the sounds of brass and stringed instruments, pianos, singing, woodworking, jewelrymaking, sewing and laughter. This fall, those sounds will spill over into Thursdays, too. The Del City Creative Arts Institute, a nonprofit after-school program founded by Sunny Lane UMC in cooperation with neighbors across the Del City and Midwest City communities, is entering its second semester, and it’s growing. Following our soft launch, more than 60 students, whom we affectionately call “Creatives,” participated last semester in music lessons, visual arts classes, and hands-on creative space activities, all for just $5 per week. This semester, the Institute hopes to welcome 75 or more. The Creative Arts Institute was born out of deep listening. After the church’s leaders learned that not a single student in the local middle and high school music programs was taking private lessons, largely due to cost, transportation and access, Sunny Lane spent months in one-on-one conversations and focus groups with parents, teachers and community leaders.
arts education accessible to every child in our community.” While the Institute is not an official partnership with the Mid-Del School District, local band directors, artists, music educators and organizations such as the Del City Chamber of Commerce have come alongside as enthusiastic community partners. None of it would have been possible without the generous support of the Woodworth Trust and the Petree Grant. This connectional generosity transformed underused Sunday school classrooms into vibrant lesson studios, purchased instruments and equipment, and turned a congregation’s dream into a thriving ministry. It is a powerful testament to what our United Methodist connection makes possible. New this semester is an Elementary String Program open to 3rd through 5th graders, giving young musicians a chance to begin their journey years earlier than they otherwise might. Thursday programming doubles the Institute’s weekly capacity, with classes running from school dismissal until 6 p.m. Volunteers, known as “Creative Guides,” include church members and neighbors alike, working side by side to help every child recognize their gifts and worth. The fruit of this ministry is already visible, not just in the students, but in the congregation. This summer, two families joined Sunny Lane UMC after experiencing the warmth, inclusivity, and diversity of the church through their children’s involvement in the Institute.
What emerged was not a church program for the community, but a ministry built with the community. We didn’t start this program with the intent of growing our membership. Instead, we believe The mission of the Del City Creative Arts Institute is that God has called us to love our neighbors by “to ignite creativity and build character by making cultivating transformation in our community, by
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From brass and strings to jewelry-making and sewing, the Del City Creative Arts Institute is giving children a place to discover their gifts – and a congregation a new way to love its neighbors. Photos courtesy of Sunny Lane UMC.
seeing the creative assets within the community and providing the environment, resources and relationships to support their growth. There is one pressing need: wheels. The church’s single aging bus can’t reach every elementary school in the neighborhood, so the organization is raising funds for a second one. Reliable transportation, one of the most significant barriers families named, will ensure that no child misses the chance to unleash their creativity. To learn more, support the bus fund, or explore starting a similar ministry in your community, go to www.dccai.org or contact Sunny Lane United Methodist Church in Del City.
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Rev. Ginger Howl leads the choir at Epworth Villa in Oklahoma City, where she serves as the community’s first trained choir director and has ministered to residents through music and pastoral care for years.
Forty Years of Answering in Every Way She Could Ginger Howl’s calling came at 16, and she spent a lifetime answering it Third in a series of 6 articles celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Order of Deacons in the UMC
By Rev. Dr. Derrek Belase, Director of Connectional Ministries Ginger Howl’s sophomore year in high school was monumental for two reasons. She was attending summer youth camp at Camp Egan near Tahlequah when she felt a call to ministry so strong that she remembers holding onto the pew in front of her rather than walking down front with all of the male campers that were going forward. There would have been no reason to go forward for Howl, since women were not yet able to be ordained to ministry. That same year, the United Methodist General Conference would open the door to the ordination of women, but it would be another 40 years before Ginger would be ordained as a clergy person.
As a youth, she could not imagine herself as a Christian educator, so she subscribed to a magazine published by the denomination’s mission board, trying to imagine herself as a missionary – the only avenue for her to answer her call. But she didn’t see that as a possibility either. Her high school biology teacher wanted her to become a biologist, but that was not in the cards either. Instead, it was a situation that developed during her senior year at Will Rogers High School in Tulsa that put her on the track to music ministry, something that she continues to lead today. During that last year of high school, she had the chance to direct her high school choir due to some
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faculty transitions. The principal came to class and accompanied them on trips, like to the Stillwater Choral Festival, but Ginger was in charge. She matriculated at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater after graduation in 1958 and earned her degree in music education. However, the public school classroom would only have a claim on her life for one year. Her first choir director job at Vinita UMC came in 1962, and that led to a 40-year career in local churches that spanned Vinita, Tulsa Memorial Drive and Stillwater First.
clergy groups to organize in new ways. Worship has been the center of Ginger’s life and ministry. “Jesus was counter cultural and worship is counter cultural,” she says. Her service to the church has not been contained to Oklahoma. For over twenty years, Ginger was a leader in the two-year Academy for Spiritual Formation. Those weeks away were formational for her ministry, but she was especially influenced by the periods of silence that punctuate each day.
As a lay person, Ginger held all of the official positions in the United Methodist Church including as a certified lay worker in the 1960s to 1976 and a diaconal minister from 1976 to 1996. During that time, she also frequently was the chair of the conference committee or commission responsible for those credentials.
In addition, she served for many years on the leadership team for the Oklahoma 5-Day Academy for Spiritual Formation and has led worship in a variety of settings, including for the Bishop’s Retreats throughout the years.
To transition from the certified lay worker to a diaconal minister, Ginger had to take classes at Iliff Theological Seminary in Denver and Perkins School of Theology in Dallas.
After retirement, she led the choir at Grace UMC in OKC for another nine years.
When the Order of Deacon was created by the 1996 General Conference, Ginger was in the first class of diaconal ministers to transition her orders. One day, while at Camp Egan with a group of campers, Ginger had a second moment of revelation: “I have answered the call,” she said. Before this, Ginger felt like the only way to answer a call to ministry was to be an elder. “The ministry I’ve had has been very fulfilling,” she said. “If I’d been a preaching minister, I wouldn’t have the ministry I have now.” Bishop Dan Solomon asked Ginger to become the first chair of the Order of Deacons, having previously served as the chair of the conference’s Board of Diaconal Ministry. In the early days of establishing themselves, the deacons held annual retreats to get to know each other and discuss their unique roles, especially in extension ministry. In addition, she worked with the officers of the other
She contributed to the Upper Room Worship Book, which was published for use at the Academies.
She remembers the first time she worshiped in a local congregation after her retirement. “When the congregation started singing, it brought tears to my eyes,” she remembers. “Christian music and singing is a blessing to the world.” Today, you can find Ginger still leading the choir on Thursday afternoons at Epworth Villa in OKC, where she and her husband, Wes, live. She is their first trained choir director and, through the years, has had the opportunity to provide pastoral care for them. But the Epworth Villa choir keeps Ginger on her toes. “I never stop learning. This is the hardest choir I’ve ever directed, but the most fulfilling of my life,” she said. Anyone impacted by Ginger’s ministry is thankful that she answered her call to ministry in various ways throughout the years. “It’s been a long road,” Ginger reflected in a recent interview, “but a good one.”
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The First Thing By Rev. Jeff Jaynes, District Superintendent, Northeast District During my junior year in college, I lived in a house off-campus. It was about a 10-minute walk from the house to campus and, looking back, that walk to and from classes often helped settle my soul. No matter what turmoil was happening in the classroom, in my life, or in the world, that walk helped me to process, to let go and to gain a little perspective. While I had grown up in church, at that time in college I was still figuring out who I was as a follower of Christ and what that meant for my life. Thankfully, the songs of faith from those years in church had filled my heart, mind and soul. And, inevitably, those songs popped into my head while I made that walk every day. One of the songs that guided my steps most days was “Seek Ye First.” As I think of it even now, I remember stepping to the rhythm of that beautiful hymn. It provided more than just a catchy tune to keep the pace; it also helped me focus. It reminded me, as the old saying goes, to “keep the main thing the main thing” and to let go of the silly little things that caused so much frustration and anxiety. It’s not that grades, relationships, or the day-to-day problems of life weren’t important – of course they were – but seeking God first helped put those things in proper order. I think sometimes we forget that proper order in the life of the church. It’s not that nominations, committee minutes and a detailed reading of contract documents aren’t important – of course
they are – but sometimes we need to remind ourselves what the main thing is. It’s right there in the song: “seek ye first the kingdom of God and his righteousness.” The other things may come later, but our first task is to remember who sits on the throne and what our God has called us to do. Everything else comes out of that first principle. That’s a good reminder as we come into Charge Conference season. Of course, as a District Superintendent, I’m going to make sure that each congregation has all of its paperwork in good shape and that we get all the appropriate reports and forms. That’s part of the job for all of us. But that’s not really the main point of Charge Conference to me. What I love about Charge Conference is the chance for us to come together in worship to remember who is first – the God who sits on the throne of our lives and to focus on the mission our God has given us. At last year’s Charge Conference gatherings in the Northeast District, I asked our congregations to wonder what it might look like if every decision we made as local churches was focused first on the mission of God. What would it mean for our Trustees to see our buildings not as museums but mission outposts? What would it mean for us to evaluate how much of our budgets are directed outward toward the people God has called us to serve? What would it mean for the Staff/Pastor Parish Relations Committee to ask the pastor to spend time with people outside of the congregation? All of those questions are just different ways of asking what it might look like if we keep the main thing the main thing. What might it look like if we really put God’s Kingdom first?
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What would our meetings look like if we made the mission of God more important than all of those other little things we spend so much time bickering and arguing about? What if we started every meeting with a verse from “Seek Ye First”? There will be a lot of talk about the Book of Discipline at this year’s Charge Conferences, just like every year. But even the Book of Discipline recognizes our first priority as a church in Paragraph 20: “The mission of the Church is to make disciples of Jesus Christ for the transformation of the world.” The General Conference didn’t just pull that line out of thin air. It is a reminder of the Great Commission in Matthew 28: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to
obey everything that I have commanded you.” Our mission – and the Great Commission – starts with the recognition of Christ’s reign, but then it points us out to the world, to all nations. It starts with identifying who is in charge, but quickly moves to the charge we have to keep as a result. Now that I think about it, it may have been especially fitting that I was singing “Seek Ye First” while I was walking. Because our faith is a walking faith – belief in action. It starts with worship – a reminder of who is first in our lives - and then it calls us to live out the reign of God in our lives, to live out that mission to make disciples and transform the world. Maybe we’ll start our Charge Conference sessions with this great hymn this year. And maybe I’ll add it back into my routine as I walk in the mornings too. Seems like a good first thing to do.
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Project Transformation Oklahoma Wraps Up Powerful Summer By Anne Robertson, Funds Developer, Project Transformation This was my very first summer with Project Transformation Oklahoma, and I had the unique opportunity to begin my journey at the same time as our young adult interns. From orientation and training to the final days of camp, I was able to experience the entire summer from start to finish with them. Watching our staff, interns, and campers grow together has been an incredible introduction to Project Transformation Oklahoma (PTOK), and I quickly learned that PTOK is about so much more than a summer literacy program. It is about building relationships, strengthening communities and creating lasting transformation. I’ve seen firsthand the joy, growth, and transformation that happen every day through this ministry. One reflection from this summer especially touched my heart. Gabriela, one of our interns, shared: “I will never forget how happy the campers were to show up every day to have fun and learn. My coworkers were such a good group that supported me through everything, beyond what was expected of them. I learned how to be tough while also being
2026 HIGHLIGHTS 99% of our children maintained their reading skills, and 76% improved their reading skills. 36,846 hours of learning, growing, and fun were provided at no cost to families. 19,076 meals were served to children throughout the summer.
nurturing for the kids. I also learned that the smallest things could mean the world to kids. I will always remember how energetic all the kids were. The smiling faces and random dances will always have a special place in my heart.” Another intern, Kira, shared something just as powerful: “This summer affirmed my commitment to become an elementary educator.” These reflections remind me that Project Transformation Oklahoma is about so much more than a summer program. We aren’t only helping children discover a love of learning. We are also investing in young adults as they discover their purpose, strengthen their leadership and prepare to make a difference in the lives of others. As we prepare to celebrate Project Transformation Oklahoma’s 25th anniversary, I am honored to be part of this mission and excited to help share the stories of transformation that make PTOK so special.
Reading together at Project Transformation Oklahoma’s 2026 summer program. Photo courtesy of Project Transformation.
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Seek First – Then Listen to What You Find By Rev. Carlos Ramirez, Director of Communications & Strategy There is a particular facet of the work I have done for the Annual Conference that I particularly enjoy. That is to enter into a process of discernment in order to clearly determine how God is calling a particular congregation to be in ministry with the larger community they are serving. I did this type of work in the later days of my previous tenure at the Conference office. I worked with many congregations, and it was always very rewarding to see the struggle in the process and the rewards that come when we allow ourselves to be open and vulnerable to the Spirit. In 2018, when I was appointed back to the local church, I implemented all I had learned into my pastorate at Putnam City UMC. Putnam City UMC had been a very strong church in our Conference, yet the community changed around the church building dramatically. Everything began with a prayer: “Lord, allow me to lead your people to the place you want us to go.” The first thing was to fully understand the community around us. To do so, I used many of the tools we have as pastors at our disposal: Missioninsite, Census information, zip code information. And, I drove around the area of the church building. At the same time, a group of key leaders from the congregation and I started to meet in order to discern who Putnam City has been and what Putnam City UMC needed to change (if anything) and keep. We conducted an informal survey asking what made Putnam City UMC special.
The answers were: people have a heart for service, with a deep understanding of the power of the Holy Spirit and with the conviction to serve the immediate community around the church building. Putnam City UMC, a few years before I arrived, had the choice to sell the building and relocate into another neighborhood. However, they chose to stay in their current location because they knew God had called them to be in ministry with the new diverse families arriving to the community. After a few months of prayerful conversation, the WHY for Putnam City UMC was very clear: “through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, to be bridge makers among all people.” Another discovery happened through the process. The Putnam City UMC that existed at that time had strong roots forged by many generations, but it was definitely not the same congregation of previous years. Through our conversations, the congregation reshaped and renamed itself to be “Generations at Putnam City UMC.” Now, I know it may not seem too dramatic, but it was a huge step to be taken by this congregation. I still remember our conversations around the idea of “legacy.” Legacy is understood in two distinct ways: 1) honoring the legacy of those who have gone before us and 2) starting a new legacy for generations to come. “Generations” meant that all were invited and that our congregation actively wanted to create a space where people of all ages, races, ethnicities, genders, orientations, origin, language, abilities feel welcomed and cared for. The servanthood heart of the congregation gave itself away, empowered by the Holy Spirit to serve as bridge makers. It was a wonderful time of discernment.
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What happened in practical ways? We created our discipleship pathway. In other words, when anyone became part of “Generations at Putnam City UMC,” they were expected to take an intro class offered once a year. All the congregation (all the Sunday School Classes) studied this pathway, and we had a worship service to reaffirm our vows of membership. Our style of worship adapted to our vision to be a congregation for all. We had a Filipino couple on our praise band, and we hired an African American choir director. We started an after school program that served three different schools with diverse student bodies. We increased our activities on Wednesday night to invite families from the after school program for dinner. We offered a Bible class in English and Spanish. Needless to say, 2019 was a good year for us. Unfortunately, 2020 and the pandemic happened.
I would not change the discernment time we spent at Generations at Putnam City UMC. It was rewarding and God truly opened us up to serve in powerful ways. I invite you and your congregation, if you have not already done so, to start a discernment process as to how God is calling you in order to be in ministry with your immediate community. While it is difficult, God blesses you along the journey. Do not be afraid of dramatic changes. Do not be dismissive of tiny adjustments. The important part is to ask God: “for this season in the life of our congregation, who are we supposed to be for your people who you are calling us to care for?” May your struggle be full of blessings for your congregation, but ultimately for the people who are not yet part of our community of faith!
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