Thanks for sharing. I relate to this idea of striving to be enough. Grateful for where God has you and the ways you lead others towards true belonging.
Heartbreaking, especially for someone who died so young. I have thought about what my family might put on my headstone and that it might be something similar: “She was an unknowable mystery but she tried.” I’m looking forward to finding out more about The Remembered Table! And I have long ago pre-ordered!!!
The short of it is I had been on staff for three years with a very unhealthy preaching pastor. I was “transitioned out” because I wouldn’t stop talking about how unsustainable and unhealthy the staff dynamics were in light of his leadership. And they still fired the preaching pastor three years later. (I can of share the high points of my story in my book, Othered.)
It's easier when people just name what actually happened instead of trying to make it palatable for the congregation to hear they fired you :( Glad you are free.
Thanks for sharing. I relate to this idea of striving to be enough. Grateful for where God has you and the ways you lead others towards true belonging.
Heartbreaking, especially for someone who died so young. I have thought about what my family might put on my headstone and that it might be something similar: “She was an unknowable mystery but she tried.” I’m looking forward to finding out more about The Remembered Table! And I have long ago pre-ordered!!!
Have you written about what happened? Why did they fire you?
The short of it is I had been on staff for three years with a very unhealthy preaching pastor. I was “transitioned out” because I wouldn’t stop talking about how unsustainable and unhealthy the staff dynamics were in light of his leadership. And they still fired the preaching pastor three years later. (I can of share the high points of my story in my book, Othered.)
It's easier when people just name what actually happened instead of trying to make it palatable for the congregation to hear they fired you :( Glad you are free.