New Friends in Transitional Ministry
I’ve had some great opportunities to get to know some new friends in transitional ministry. One of those friends invited me to join a network of Southern and Southwestern Ontario Christian and Missionary Alliance Church pastors. Since the EMCC and C&MA have a Memorandum of Understanding–allowing pastors from both denominations to move easily between the two–it has been a smooth entry into this great group of intentional ministry specialists.
I’m so grateful for these new friends in ministry. We’ve met a couple of times on Zoom (a Skype-like video chat app) and we’ve been together for a face-to-face training. Beyond that a few of us just completed Transitional Leadership Ministry training with Outreach Canada.One of my favourite moments from that training was when the course instructor asked us to get into pairs. That’s not of of my favourite things to do. Actually, it’s one of my least favourite things because it’s uncomfortable. However, one of the guys from the network jumped up from the other side of the room and made a beeline to where I was seated. Because we already knew each other a bit I seemed safe to him. That felt good. We shared our challenges with each other then prayed together. It was a beautiful moment of connection.
I’m not exactly sure how I’ll be using the training I received and connections I’m making in the future but I know God has a plan. And that’s all I need to know right now.
