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Current mood:  fascinated Category: Jobs, Work, Careers
:: Becoming
I was recently at the salon of all salons (Studio 127, shameless plug), waiting for the fabulous Terre to cut & style my hair (and what an incredible job she always does, too!).
So as I waited I was reading a magazine article about the local art scene in a certain European city when a statement by an artist caught my attention. He said that the city is in a perpetual state of becoming. He added that it was the creative chaos associated with that state of becoming that attracted him to relocate to that city.
I feel that my ministry to young people is similar to that European city. "A perpetual state becoming" really sums up how I've been feeling lately. I've often wondered if we'll ever really arrive... if we'll ever really be what we want to become. To be honest, this notion had been bothering me.
I'm at that five year mark as a youth pastor, and even though we've grown in so many areas and have had so many successes, youth ministry remains a messy and chaotic city at times.
However, this article gave me a refreshing perspective and helped me reframe my ministry. Maybe we're never meant to "arrive" and maybe it's the creative chaos that keeps us unsettled, which leads to growing and evolving. The perpectual state of "becoming" keeps you from getting stuck in one place or one narrow way of thinking. Keeps you on your toes and forces you to either innovate or stagate.
I'm learning to embrace the chaos. Afterall, I believe it was that chaos that drew me to youth work 13 years ago.
Be patient with me. I'm in a perpetual state of becoming.... and I like it.
Robert
11:30 PM
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