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	<title>Comments on: &#9733; Leadership</title>
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	<description>Field Notes on Bi-Vocational Church Leadership in Suburban America</description>
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		<title>By: Dan Benson</title>
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		<dc:creator>Dan Benson</dc:creator>
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		<description>This very morning I sent an e-mail to my pastor that touches on this. Twice in the past month, I&#039;ve been invited to attend a workshop with my pastors and in each case I said yes and then made sure I was available by putting in for vacation for both those days.

Then I heard nothing more from my pastors and the days came and went. No workshops. No word of cancellation. Nothing. This was especially aggravating to me because therefore have been other lapses in communication in recent months -- dates, room assignments at church for small groups, and other things -- that cause embarrassment, frustration and confusion for the volunteers who are trying to be good soldiers. 

So I let the senior pastor know about this stuff. Most of it invovles one certain staff member, but the senior pastor is culpable a bit too. I felt guilty for even bringing it up. But I don&#039;t think this is a habit these guys want to continue. So I brought it up and tried, am trying, to not be bitter about it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This very morning I sent an e-mail to my pastor that touches on this. Twice in the past month, I&#8217;ve been invited to attend a workshop with my pastors and in each case I said yes and then made sure I was available by putting in for vacation for both those days.</p>
<p>Then I heard nothing more from my pastors and the days came and went. No workshops. No word of cancellation. Nothing. This was especially aggravating to me because therefore have been other lapses in communication in recent months &#8212; dates, room assignments at church for small groups, and other things &#8212; that cause embarrassment, frustration and confusion for the volunteers who are trying to be good soldiers. </p>
<p>So I let the senior pastor know about this stuff. Most of it invovles one certain staff member, but the senior pastor is culpable a bit too. I felt guilty for even bringing it up. But I don&#8217;t think this is a habit these guys want to continue. So I brought it up and tried, am trying, to not be bitter about it.</p>
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