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During
my first official week as bishop, I heard a story on NPR about
extreme jobs. These are jobs that take an enormous amount of time,
commitment and energy to pull off. They are jobs that require near-constant
travel and frequent decisions that affect others in the organization
and, often, beyond. That about described the first four weeks of my
life as your bishop.
After
talking with some of the synod staff and others, I thought it would
be helpful to offer an occasional e-mail update on what's happening
in the synod as well as some musings of my own about matters related
to our life together in the Southeastern Synod. I hope that you'll
read these and respond when you feel moved. Although we're not sure
yet what form all this may take, we're hoping that we'll be able to
make some of your responses—suggestions, ideas, opposing points
of view—available to interested readers as well. If it doesn't
work or isn't worth the time, we'll stop.
I
hope to hear from you and to keep you informed as we go along
discerning where God is calling us in our synod. One thing will
remain constant, the synod staff is here to serve the needs of the
congregations and rostered leaders of the Southeastern Synod. Please
keep us in your prayers.
God's
peace,
Bishop
Gordy
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