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Peter G. Epps's avatar

Good work. I'm happy to see that they're thinking carefully about the boundaries and suggesting simple, concrete steps. May their tribe increase.

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KA Byrnes's avatar

This is such a wonderful idea, but I'm worried about its implementation.

Parish ministry is the domain of the extrovert and the go-getter. Mental illness is often the opposite. The people who want to help may be introverts and followers. Right now the program is looking for leaders at the parish level, like any other ministry. They might have more success pairing people, acting as a service for bringing together co-leaders.

Also, the initial training is an eight hour zoom class. It's free, which is brilliant. However, again, not everyone can spend all day on camera. This is an extrovert's bailiwick. Can the class be broken into segments? An introvert can commit to chunks of time, but all day is an intimidating time frame.

I'm so excited by this proposal. I do humbly suggest, though, that it needs to be approached from a different angle. The people with the most to add to this ministry may not be a good fit for its structure.

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