tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206783518364639866.post1367987531191035643..comments2023-09-06T05:07:39.158-04:00Comments on Stone of Witness: Corporate Christianity and a New MonasticismMuthah+http://www.blogger.com/profile/10589837671378205837noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7206783518364639866.post-86137157852636469402012-05-28T15:09:06.506-04:002012-05-28T15:09:06.506-04:00i'm glad you shared your thoughts which affirm...i'm glad you shared your thoughts which affirmed for me my desire to be in rural ministry... smaller setting etc. even if many colleagues view small town ministry as "stepping stones" or "less than" b/c after all ministry here does not revolve around programs...<br /><br />i find it very personal. in a town of less than 500, and the only clergy living in town "parson" indeed. (there are other churches, but their clergy live away)<br /><br />the thing in this type of setting i find absolutely the hardest... is that if the pastor/parson/rector is available for everyone at all hours... well where then does the parson turn for support? i know it's a struggle as old as time...<br /><br />but anyhoos there is value in small, personal, relational ministry... deep value.Hot Cup Lutheranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00125425492709186198noreply@blogger.com