Participated in "Healthy Start" retreat, very ably facilitated by Rev. Dale Sollom-Brotherton.
The picture to the left (featured artist: Doreen Baldwin) shows the Bethel "wagon train" -- with wagons, wagon drivers, walking women and kids, straddlers, oxen, milk cow, scouts, wagon train leader, wheelwright, hunters/gatherers, chuck wagon, forks in the road, natives, wild animals, camp fire, and so forth on its way from the mid-West to California.
Who are the captains, scouts, hunters/gatherers, and straddlers at Bethel? What will be my roles and responsibilities as the congregation's new associate pastor?
The retreat ended with identifying fou priority areas for my first year:
(1) connecting with the congregation
(2) developing adult education program for 2011-12
(3) raise multicultural competence
(4) develop pastoral support
If you have questions about any of these areas and/or would like to be part of the process, please talk to me, Pastor Randy, or to the church council members, minsitry leads, or (former) call committee members.
This was a wonderful way of beginning my ministry with Bethel and I am profoundly grateful for the congregation's willingness to commit financial resources and time to the "Healthy Start" program.
Location:Cupertino
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