The Past Month ...

The past month has been very eventful for me.

Having been at Synod Standing Committee, then a bit of time at Mums and with some friends, catching up with some brother Masons in Sydney, School of Discipleship in Canberra, and then the National Assembly at UNSW - it has been a very busy time. But also a very reflective time.

School of Discipleship was a very meaningful time for me. Being my first sod i was not entirely sure of what to expect. I cannot say that I was dissapointed. Both the keynote speakers engage with me spiritually in a way I had not experienced in a while. One of the speakers called us to live in the life of exile as radical disciples. Other furthered on this radical discipleship by focussing around issues of social justice [I will be writing a further reflection on sod itself].

I had attended the 11th Assembly in Brisbane 3 years ago, and I do admit that this assembly in Sydney was quite different. It was also familiar - but felt different.

It was a very emotional assembly (as was the last one). The emotions were definitely all over the place. I felt so proud to be in the Uniting Church when we passed the changes to the Preamble. And the President put it very well when he said "I saw the true nature of this church yesterday afternoon ... when we were all on our knees".

The last month has also allowed me time to reflect further on my calling. I still do not doubt my calling to specified ministry. However I am keeping a much broader mind now than just focussing on ordination. After prayer and discernment, I feel I have been led by God to reflect on whether Ministry of Pastor would be an appropriate path for me to follow at this stage of my life. Also speaking to the Ministry of Pastor Consultant, I have felt called to taking this path and to apply. I will reflect on this further and speak to Anita about it at our next meeting.

My work with KUCA this term will take a bit of a change as I will try to develop it into a group that spiritually fosters and nurtures the kids that go there. It will aim to have a more devotional and reflective motive - but also being fun :)