J
Jenster
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This post is partly a vent and partly a discussion starter. The discussion starter is this: What experience have you had with ministry, and what did you learn or enjoy (or not) from serving others and the Lord?
And this is the venting part: So I just got another email from the person who coordinates the ministry I recently joined at church. It seems like I get an email from her every week with yet another request. It's getting to the point where I don't really want to open her emails.
I volunteered with the idea of helping out once a month. Just once a month because I used to be heavily involved in church ministry and got burned out. Plus, I put in a lot of hours at work.
Anyway, gee, since I started, I've been asked whether I can come in every week (I can't), fill in for those who can't make it (sometimes), lead part of the ministry (what?!?) and change the days that I volunteer (I'd rather not).
I'm going to pray about it and see what God is leading me to do. On the one hand, having the right spirit can mean sacrificing and putting the desires of the ministry above your own. On the other hand, the coordinator seems kinda disorganized, and I don't want to be the person who she keeps coming to because there's suddenly a scheduling problem.
And this is the venting part: So I just got another email from the person who coordinates the ministry I recently joined at church. It seems like I get an email from her every week with yet another request. It's getting to the point where I don't really want to open her emails.
I volunteered with the idea of helping out once a month. Just once a month because I used to be heavily involved in church ministry and got burned out. Plus, I put in a lot of hours at work.
Anyway, gee, since I started, I've been asked whether I can come in every week (I can't), fill in for those who can't make it (sometimes), lead part of the ministry (what?!?) and change the days that I volunteer (I'd rather not).
I'm going to pray about it and see what God is leading me to do. On the one hand, having the right spirit can mean sacrificing and putting the desires of the ministry above your own. On the other hand, the coordinator seems kinda disorganized, and I don't want to be the person who she keeps coming to because there's suddenly a scheduling problem.