By Linda Yang
Want a job that’s multi-faceted and has variety and challenges? Check out this description of a week below.
Tuesday. Office: email and phone correspondence, follow up on prayer request items and questions, mentor session with an intern, begin preparing material for the week–sermon, small group study, meeting agenda, Sunday bulletin article, Sunday school lessons, etc. Night: attend meetings because most people are not available during the day, make house calls.
Wednesday. Office: staff meetings, mentorship session with an intern, work on weekly materials, work on long-range projects–church-wide events, planning, etc, finalize Sunday materials and sermon PowerPoint slideshow. Night: lead a Bible study class.
Thursday. Office: recheck Sunday materials for publication, send materials to secretary for publication tomorrow, correspondence. Night: attend meetings, counselling sessions: pre-marital and marital counselling, occasionally dealing with crisis situations (e.g. death in a family, losing one’s job, discovery of serious health condition).
Friday. A day much like the day before. Check over finished bulletin as it comes in. More email and phone correspondence. Deal with things as they come up.
Saturday. Meetings galore! Leadership team meeting can last 3 hours. Attend fellowship group, or share at a small group when invited. Night: reserved for reflection on the Sunday message.
Sunday. Busiest day of the week is spent at church. Preach sermon during service. Teach Sunday school. Lunch gathering with some members. Sometimes meetings in the afternoon. Preach occasionally at a Mandarin language service in the evening.
Monday. Finally, Sabbath Day. A day of spiritual renewal and physical rest. Try not to attend to church-related activities unless it is an emergency. Time of prayer, reflection, connecting with family, and often the only time of the week to get groceries!
Saturday, July 4, 2009
心力衰弱者不宜！
原文：楊光︱中譯：楊愛程
想要找一份多層面、多樣性和多種挑戰的工作嗎？請看以下的一週日誌:
週二：辦公室：發電子郵件、打電話、跟進代禱請求和問題、與實習生面談、準備本週所要用的材料—講章、小組查經、會議議程、要印在主日崇拜程序單上的文章、主日學課程，等等。晚上：參加各種會議（因為人們白天無法與會），家訪。
週三： 辦公室：同工會議、與實習生面談、預備本週所要用的材料、籌劃長期事工—教會整體的活動、計劃等等、完成主日崇拜用的材料和與講章相配套的PowerPoint幻燈片。晚上：帶領一個查經班。
週四： 辦公室：再查核主日崇拜用的材料和主日崇拜程序單內容、送交秘書準備第二天刊印、通信。晚上：參加各種會議、輔導：婚前輔導、婚約輔導、不時處理危機情勢（例如，失去家庭成員、失去工作、發現嚴重健康問題，等等。）
週五：這天基本上與前一天相似，查閱即將付印的主日崇拜程序單，更多電郵和電話通訊、處理許多遇時發生的事情。
週六：這天總是有許多會議，而帶領團隊會議常常歷事三小時！還要參加團契聚會，或者應邀在某個小組分享信息。晚上：專為思想主日證道信息而保留。
主日：這是每個教會一週內最忙碌的一天：崇拜中證道、教主日學課程、與會友共進午餐、有時下午還要開會、有時還要在晚上聚會的國語堂證道。
週一：終於到了休息日，這天可以有靈性上的更新和身體上的休息，盡可能不參與與教會有關的活動，除非事出緊急。在這一天有時間作祈禱、與家人相處，也是一週內唯一採購日用物品的時候。
想要找一份多層面、多樣性和多種挑戰的工作嗎？請看以下的一週日誌:
週二：辦公室：發電子郵件、打電話、跟進代禱請求和問題、與實習生面談、準備本週所要用的材料—講章、小組查經、會議議程、要印在主日崇拜程序單上的文章、主日學課程，等等。晚上：參加各種會議（因為人們白天無法與會），家訪。
週三： 辦公室：同工會議、與實習生面談、預備本週所要用的材料、籌劃長期事工—教會整體的活動、計劃等等、完成主日崇拜用的材料和與講章相配套的PowerPoint幻燈片。晚上：帶領一個查經班。
週四： 辦公室：再查核主日崇拜用的材料和主日崇拜程序單內容、送交秘書準備第二天刊印、通信。晚上：參加各種會議、輔導：婚前輔導、婚約輔導、不時處理危機情勢（例如，失去家庭成員、失去工作、發現嚴重健康問題，等等。）
週五：這天基本上與前一天相似，查閱即將付印的主日崇拜程序單，更多電郵和電話通訊、處理許多遇時發生的事情。
週六：這天總是有許多會議，而帶領團隊會議常常歷事三小時！還要參加團契聚會，或者應邀在某個小組分享信息。晚上：專為思想主日證道信息而保留。
主日：這是每個教會一週內最忙碌的一天：崇拜中證道、教主日學課程、與會友共進午餐、有時下午還要開會、有時還要在晚上聚會的國語堂證道。
週一：終於到了休息日，這天可以有靈性上的更新和身體上的休息，盡可能不參與與教會有關的活動，除非事出緊急。在這一天有時間作祈禱、與家人相處，也是一週內唯一採購日用物品的時候。
The Radical Fringe of Christianity
By Vickie Chow
There is something consoling in the fact that there are millions of people around the world that share our belief and convictions as Christians. Knowing that we are all intricately connected as one family under God infuses hope into my future outlook for the world and instills warm fuzzies in my inner being. Now, before I get everyone to join hands and mislead you into a rousing chorus of Kumbaya amidst a swarm of laughing multi-ethnic children, I feel obliged to forewarn you that this article does not focus on this inner ring of Christianity, but rather I feel the need to address those Christians that are marching to the beat of a different drum—an angrier, more abrasive drum. I’m referring to those Christians who claim the gospel but engage themselves in activities that exemplify anything but Christ’s character.
There is something consoling in the fact that there are millions of people around the world that share our belief and convictions as Christians. Knowing that we are all intricately connected as one family under God infuses hope into my future outlook for the world and instills warm fuzzies in my inner being. Now, before I get everyone to join hands and mislead you into a rousing chorus of Kumbaya amidst a swarm of laughing multi-ethnic children, I feel obliged to forewarn you that this article does not focus on this inner ring of Christianity, but rather I feel the need to address those Christians that are marching to the beat of a different drum—an angrier, more abrasive drum. I’m referring to those Christians who claim the gospel but engage themselves in activities that exemplify anything but Christ’s character.