recording
notes
steve’s sendoff
- it’s been a… full year. We need to pause and reflect.
- So, Steve has resigned. We’re going to have a talk about it.
- Moving to FreeChurch, working with a friend John Osmond. Part of it is the need for him to work in a team with a more experienced pastoral lead.
- Thank you for giving your service to the church. Let’s celebrate that.
- Let’s take 6 minutes to reflect:
- What do you want to give thanks for?
- What is God speaking to you?
discussion & Q+A
- Will we use The Grange going forward? We’re bleeding volunteers, which are required here.
- The premise was: we’ll go there with Steve, but with him stepping out, it’s too burdensome for volunteers.
- Nobody up front has answers right now. What are we feeling and thinking?
- We’ve discontinued our contract with Scotiabank? So where will we gather next?
- Someone will contact you all from TMH
- (The rest of the conversation is quite emotional and personal - I’ll leave it out of the notes.)
- Sandy, Scott, Carol, and other senior volunteers are deciding to step down due to exhaustion, need for rethinking.
The meeting house downtown Toronto began November 2005…