This morning I was reminded of something that happened back in high school. I was sitting next to a guy in sophomore English. We had talked occasionally, but hadn't really become friends yet. Well the teach was explaining to us about soothsayers (from Julius Caesar). She said they had 'visions in their heads', to which Tim and I turned to each other and simultaneously said 'Sugarplums'. That one moment (which we laughed about for year, repeating to each other as a greeting) began a good friendship through the rest of high school.
Why do I share that? I don't know. It's been over 2 weeks and I thought I should post something. My life has recently revolved around more personal relationship issues. And since relationships, by definition, include more that one person I've been reluctant to share anything of it here. However, they have been causing me stress so please pray that God would grant me wisdom and discernment. A good night's sleep wouldn't hurt either.
On a less personal note, I met with my pastors, Linden and Mark, to discuss what it means to 'empower leadership' in the church. I felt it moved into more a critique of the church's currently leadership, their giftings, stregnths and weaknesses. We also discussed the different between a CEO style (vision casting and leading) and Pastoral style (nurturing and pastoring) of leadership and when they are needed.
All in all I really enjoyed the conversation. It didn't feel like we were getting anywhere, more just dancing around in theory. However, at this stage I think it's best just to ask a lot of questions to really get an understanding of reality. I hope I didn't offend either of them with some of the questions I asked. They may have sounded accusatory. Really I just thought that tough questions should be asked every so often and since I had the opportunity, I took it. It's a shame we got cut short and I hope that we can get together again soon.
There's lots of babies floating around right now. I'm in that weird age range where my circle of friends can be anywhere from college to married to parents. Friendships are always in flux as life pulls at people. Thinking back to Tim reminds me that friendships may or may not endure, but we should cherish each of them while they are in our lives.
