It was a pure joy to spend Monday-Wednesday of this week at our Conference Center in Woodworth with all clergy under appointment in Louisiana. I was reminded once again of the importance of our connectional system in the United Methodist church, catching up with friends and colleagues from across the state, and hearing about the many wonderful things God is doing in so many congregations. Too often, I don't know that we are aware of just how much ministry the people called Methodist are doing in this great state of ours; instead we get so caught up in what is going on in our local setting.
I was also reminded that every church has its difficulties, its church politics, and other struggles - and that we have an obligation to lift one another up in prayer, not just individuals we know, not just the congregation of which we are a part, but other congregations, pastors, and laity, as well as our bishop and other conference leaders.
There is no such thing as the perfect church, perfect denomination, or perfect congregation. However, we can do our part to make sure that they can always say of us that we are a prayerful people. May it be so.
See you Sunday!
Lamar
I was also reminded that every church has its difficulties, its church politics, and other struggles - and that we have an obligation to lift one another up in prayer, not just individuals we know, not just the congregation of which we are a part, but other congregations, pastors, and laity, as well as our bishop and other conference leaders.
There is no such thing as the perfect church, perfect denomination, or perfect congregation. However, we can do our part to make sure that they can always say of us that we are a prayerful people. May it be so.
See you Sunday!
Lamar
