Antrim

I spent the morning with Ky Searcy, gaining insight into what he does, particularly his work overseeing the deacon/shepherds. He also gave me a tour of their building and building project.

The Antrim staff had had more to do than expected at last week’s staff meeting and so were not as prepared for me as they had hoped. Also, two of the staff were out in the morning. The worship leader, Tom Seaman was out due to a long previous week presenting a drama. James, the youth leader, is at his brother’s graduation today and tomorrow, all this simply showing the need for flexibility in ministry.

In the afternoon I attended some of a staff meeting. It was interesting to see the staff interactions. I was able to be in on a discussion about new service schedules for when the new building opens. I was impressed with the staff’s readiness to lay aside personal opinions (at least before the public) once Dwayne Potteiger had made a final decision. Two things stuck out to me: 1) the truth of Abraham Lincoln’s words, “You can please all the people some of the time, and some of the people all the time. But you can never please all the people all the time;” 2) the importance of backing the leader in the final decision.

Following the staff meeting I spent some time with Tom Seaman. He gave me a book, Experiencing Worship, to read four chapters out of. I played a little guitar for him and we worked on figuring out chords to a song.
Throughout the day I realized that I possess computer skills I take for granted.