As the adage goes: “Necessity is the mother of all invention.” In part-time ministry the way we’ve always done it can be killer, setting up unrealistic expectations and tipping us toward failure. If we only focus on what we can’t do, we risk feeling defeated and lacking. Part-time ministry requires a shift in mindset to be successful, even joyful! And there is so much opportunity for joy and creativity in part-time ministry. This workshop will look at the gifts of part-time ministry. We will use appreciative inquiry to consider together what practices are working well in our parishes. What resources are there for us to tap into within the community, neighborhood, and our network. What we are doing well. Where we might want to focus our energy in the year ahead. And, how we can use flexibility to our advantage as part-time leaders.
FACILITATOR: The Reverend Erin Flinn currently serves as a half-time rector at St Stephen’s, East Haddam and an all-the-time mum to an exuberant four-year-old. For Erin, part-time ministry is full of gifts and potential as long as she maintains a posture of holding things lightly, giving and receiving heap loads of grace, and staying nimble. Prior to St Stephen’s she served as the North Central Region in ECCT from 2017 through 2020, before that she worked as a professional lighting designer in opera. Erin is a big believer that relationship and flexibility are everything! She keeps a list of phone-a-friends in her back pocket and pivots often. She delights in creative ministry, growing vegetables, fishing, working with her two Newfoundland dogs, and sitting on the back deck with her family.
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Session Three (2:15–3:45 PM)
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