{"id":40887,"date":"2014-01-26T14:35:42","date_gmt":"2014-01-26T21:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/26\/back-in-the-ecclesiastical-saddle-again.html"},"modified":"2014-01-26T14:35:42","modified_gmt":"2014-01-26T21:35:42","slug":"back-in-the-ecclesiastical-saddle-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2014\/01\/26\/back-in-the-ecclesiastical-saddle-again.html","title":{"rendered":"Back in the Ecclesiastical Saddle Again"},"content":{"rendered":"
So from 2002-2005, I served on the vestry of our Episcopal church. In Episcopal polity, the vestry is an elected board from the congregation that, in conjunction with the rector (pastor), and a senior and a junior warden, provide the strategic \/mission oversight and budgetary guidance for the corporation that is the local parish church.<\/p>\n

What that usually means is monthly meetings, lots of wrangling over the budget with the Treasurer, lots of wrangling over why attendance and\/or giving are not matching our targets, and so forth. There are usually some other committee \/ commission activities associated with it, and there's sort of an expectation that you'll show up at major events, etc., so forth. It's a lot less glamorous than it sounds, but it's an important part of parish governance.<\/p>\n

Of course, there are times when it can be much more exciting. Or aggravating. Or life-sucking-expenditures-of-energy. \u00a0On my previous stint on our vestry (4 years — 1 year filling out someone's term, then a 3-year term of my own), we went through a big building campaign, our rector leaving, our assistant rector coming out (and a substantial number of our biggest donors leaving), newspaper articles, a new rector, etc., all against the backdrop of the big gay rights struggle within the Episcopal Church. \u00a0Exciting times, except when you're going to long meetings a couple of nights a week doing damage control.<\/p>\n

I'm proud of what we did at the time, but I was pretty burned out, and after my term was over I sort of dropped back into a second tier supporting role.<\/p>\n

Until I got asked if I wanted to run this year, that my experience would be highly valuable (esp. with the turnover), etc., so forth, with appeals to my service mentality (and, perhaps, my ego) to get me to sign on. \u00a0And, honestly, I've been feeling a desire to get back into greater involvement with our parish. Good people, I like the community there and what it does, and having a structured set of duties is a way for me to participate in same.<\/p>\n

So I did. And the elections (pro forma, since the candidates met the available slots) were held this morning, and I'm in. \u00a0<\/p>\n

I'll … let you know how it works out this time around.\ufeff<\/p><\/div>\n

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