in the continuing saga on the recent actions by my church's conference level clergy leadership i cant help reading
- emily has posted some of her reactions and thoughts about termination
- josh, in a much easier to read version, shares the same thoughts as me in the breakdown of leadership in the church
- david has a stemmed thought from josh's posting
i can't help either of thinking. warning, i have been introduced to this site on what stuff white people like.. and it has got me wondering and typing like a white person.
i get upset with the romanticism of urban mission, a snippet of my thoughts.
now i might sound heretical in this, but when i hear "at-risk" i think low income, ethnic youth, from a housing project.. from here-say conversations, i believe this is the concept of the bishop as well. the problem, "at-risk" kids come in all ways & we are throwing away two effective sustainable ministries for a heart-string romanticized view of the mission field. my youth at hfumc might not need food on their table, but they have a poverty out of their affluence that is equally damaging to the shaping of identity & self-concept. if this vision is such a heartstring then just hire a new staff person, part time, or maybe petition some of the affluent churches who have missions or evangelism people to collaborate for the purposes of educating the conference.
this said, it isn't just me that is finding out white people feel inclined to move back into the urban environment as part of their coolness. the good white Christian reasons for moving into these area done out of good hearts and a good minds of what is needed in the folks in that area. us white folks are experts on all cultures so we know what is needed. we have become white aware and thus we can get out there and save lives. our black friends have illumined our white selves with all that is needed. maybe i am just over thinking this whole thing, or maybe i just want my white person resolution.
i should just stop now and go watch my white person news, grab something to drink, and hope for a white person sporting event to come on.
