In the first two years of my time in this job:<\/p>\n
I have preached around 270 sermons (more than 90% for Eucharists, most sermons used at more than one eucharist \u2013 I\u2019ll normally take 3 or 4 on a Sunday); and taken around 25 baptisms, 20 weddings, 70 funerals.<\/p>\n
I recently started monitoring how I\u2019m spending my time (for various reasons) and came up with the following rough figure for \u201cbillable hours\u201d \u2013 ie not including reading theology (or the Church Times!) sitting around staring at the sky or blog reading\/ writing; the \u2018directly productive time\u2019 \u2013 of around 45 hours per week.<\/p>\n
Not sure if that counts as \u2018good\u2019 or \u2018bad\u2019; bit of a meaningless question when it comes to the priesthood. But I found it interesting.<\/p>\n
And it tends to split between \u2018busy days\u2019 \u2013 when I\u2019ll do 9 or 10 hours \u2013 and \u2018quiet days\u2019 \u2013 when I\u2019ll do 6 or 7 and spend a couple of hours reading blogs or e-mail or writing messages on the MoQ discussion list (which I\u2019ve now unsubscribed from\u2026 again)<\/p>\n
There are three times where I feel that I am where I should be, being the person God has called me to be.<\/p>\n
Singing the eucharistic prayer.<\/p>\n
Teaching the faith, especially on Saturday mornings (Learning Church).<\/p>\n
Engaging in intense spiritual conversation, one on one, being a channel for the healing power of the Spirit.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m building my ministry out of those three things.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou did not choose me, but I chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit\u2014fruit that will last.\u201d<\/p>\n
pistos ho kalon<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In the first two years of my time in this job: I have preached around 270 sermons (more than 90% for Eucharists, most sermons used at more than one eucharist \u2013 I\u2019ll normally take 3 or 4 on a Sunday); … Continue reading