tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post5170060360276824120..comments2023-12-25T23:40:17.701-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Carioca: Youth MinistryDaniel Martinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15980949721733826978noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-77470052658856903672007-05-25T15:37:00.000-04:002007-05-25T15:37:00.000-04:00As if he didn't have enough of a challenge ahead, ...As if he didn't have enough of a challenge ahead, it seems that the Standing Committee decided to terminate 3 of 4 full time Diocesan staff, including the Bishop's executive secretary, one day after his election!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34346296.post-32821291538103440212007-05-25T11:07:00.000-04:002007-05-25T11:07:00.000-04:00This news interested me, as well. Your title was v...This news interested me, as well. Your title was very witty. For many Episcopal churches, this new bishop would actually be in the “younger members” category. I remember a church I worked in while in seminary (New York City). I was asked to form a group for “younger members,” which meant late 20’s through late 30’s. We were casting about for a name, and one of the members suggested “Ambulatory at All Saints’.” What a lark.<BR/><BR/>As one on the divide between baby boomer and gen-x, I feel pulled in both directions about all this. I hope and pray some younger folks in leadership will pull us away from the identity politics of the boomer generation, but I also am concerned that someone this young simply will not have the experience and formation in ordained ministry to do the work set before him. However, I am not willing to judge before actions are made known. The canons were put in for some reason, and I can only (obediently) assume that this could be God's way of helping us move beyond the fixations of the current and recent era.<BR/><BR/>So, enjoy the moment. I'm getting used to more and more of the important people in my life being my age or younger (starting with my own bishop, for one!). It is interesting to see some of the boomers in our diocese express their instant disdain for anyone younger than they are being their boss. The old chant about "anyone over 30" has really come home to roost!<BR/><BR/>In Christ,<BR/><BR/>Brandon+Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com