tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post3499378732842784777..comments2023-10-02T11:36:45.006-04:00Comments on A Passionate and Determined Quest for Adequacy: Traveling MerciesAshley Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04767912859236943934noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-49415017806116160732010-04-04T00:28:04.891-04:002010-04-04T00:28:04.891-04:00I am working on a post about all the things I'...I am working on a post about all the things I've learned about the re-entry period - not the going and doing ministry part, but the coming home and going back to work part. It is hard, hard, hard. But I am considering the possibility that this is part of the lesson I am supposed to be learning at this point in my life. All I can really say is that I am hearing this a lot, from Friends all over, and I hope we can share with each other whatever helps.Robin M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10336915224193704866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-2312382153150124832010-03-28T11:02:45.482-04:002010-03-28T11:02:45.482-04:00Holding you in the Light about your discernment. A...Holding you in the Light about your discernment. Also seasoning some thoughts I will post on http://rantwomanrsof.blogspot.com/ about work in general and profession and ministryRantWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17611656459134372290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-48739721440853083682010-03-25T16:53:18.936-04:002010-03-25T16:53:18.936-04:00Yes, I too would encourage you to explore possibil...Yes, I too would encourage you to explore possibilities for you to earn an income for your ministry. Sponsorship, donations, stipends - there must be possiblities out there to explore. Perhaps as well, you could look to train as a spirtual director - I know that there are courses you can do and I have a friend who was Church of England who trained. Then you could charge for work with indivduals.<br /><br />I believe that giving and receiving are two interdepdent opposites - and when we are open to receiving, something will show up - particularly, if like you, we have been giving. But we do not know what the Divine has in store for us or how it might show up - we just have to stay open!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4790396293521449566.post-77114578293775169562010-03-25T12:20:15.801-04:002010-03-25T12:20:15.801-04:00The Friends testimony of "Free Gospel Ministr...The Friends testimony of "Free Gospel Ministry" did not originally mean that ministers were not financially supported so that they could do the work that God was calling them to. Free Gospel Ministry is about recognizing that the call to prophetic ministry is not a career choice, but a vocation from the Lord. Friends, recognizing this vocation, should support the minister spiritually and, if need be, financially. <br /><br />While many ministers are able to support themselves financially, not all ministers are blessed with professions that allow them to carry out the work that God has called them to. In these cases, Friends have traditionally supported the minister financially, and in other practical ways, to release them for the Lord's work. <br /><br />I hope that we can recapture this tradition in our own time.<br /><br />Micah Bales<br /><a href="http://www.valiantforthetruth.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.valiantforthetruth.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.lambswar.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.lambswar.com</a>Micah Baleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06849915973708989620noreply@blogger.com