tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post6362988879411106312..comments2024-03-12T19:34:23.734-04:00Comments on Everyday with dan...: Crowded loneliness (or friends of the pastor and discipleship methods)danhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10088260285661911833noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post-25329392376389339712013-01-04T11:01:00.996-05:002013-01-04T11:01:00.996-05:00Jim,
I would agree about the supply pastor dilemm...Jim,<br /><br />I would agree about the supply pastor dilemma. You ARE in a world all your own. :)danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088260285661911833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18283131.post-41170449466847377592013-01-03T09:24:59.548-05:002013-01-03T09:24:59.548-05:00Having been through "boundaries" trainin...Having been through "boundaries" training last fall, I can say our denomination pushes much the same thing (distance, crowded loneliness). OTOH, my pastor has told me she pretty much disagrees with and disregards the whole thing.<br /><br />That said I will say that as a "supply preacher" now, that feeling of "crowded loneliness" is amplified, turned all the way up to 11. Once the service is over and a few "nice sermons" and "thanks for comings" are out of the way, it's pretty much as if you don't even exist as people talk about their lives and families, upcoming events, etc. Understandable, but still sort of...lonely.Jim Lhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02634460171128306060noreply@blogger.com