Amanda Pelser… Ramblings of a Communications Director …

I was never taught what to say to someone lying on their deathbed. I never learned anything about hiring and firing church staff. Seminary didn’t teach me anything about managing a church budget.

- Geoffrey Janes in his blog post What You Need to Know…

Go read Geoffrey’s full post.  While you’re at it, subscribe to his RSS feed or make it a point to visit his blog regularly.

Like Geoffrey, there are so many things that I didn’t learn in seminary that I deal with on a regular basis.  Now, that’s not to say that seminary wasn’t worth it or didn’t teach me anything.  And even though my Greek and Hebrew are very rusty right now, it was even worth the time spent learning those languages.  But you see, there are some things that even if my profs had tried to teach me that I still wouldn’t have understood until I’d been in ministry in the real world and experienced it for myself.  Nothing like on-the-job training…

But here’s the real point of Geoffrey’s post:

I want you to know that you have a lead pastor who cares deeply about the people in this church. I want you to know that he is a man called by God to lead this church who wants nothing more than to see people’s lives transformed by the power of Jesus Christ.

I’ve been on staff at Southbrook for four and a half years.  I’ve learned a lot in that time and in three different roles.  I’m thankful to work with Pastor Rob and the rest of the team at Southbrook Church.  When we go through trying times like Geoffrey referred to in his post, I’m even more thankful for the solid leadership of our pastor.  I’m thankful for his vision for Southbrook and his desire to see those far from Jesus come to know Jesus and be transformed into growing disciples.  I’m also thankful for his spiritual sensitivity and care for our church.  Pastor Rob has exciting study in the works for Wednesday nights beginning in January.  If you attend Southbrook, clear your schedule for Wednesday nights.  Make it a priority to be here for this series!