--- Mark W Jones <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I learned that as well. It saddens me when I think of what was and > what > could have been. Its still God's Ministry and he can do with it as he > chooses. My job is to find God's Will for my life and the right pastor > that God leads me to so my RR ministry will again be a blessing.
I figure we had a good run... God worked it out so that *I stood tall and got the short end.. hit the eject button and *Landed on my feet on good ground.. Boy Scouts<G> I'd do rangers again.. but only a community based program outside the doors of a AoG church. The pastoral turnover is too high to succeed with a traditional format. > > Shucks Gus it just got worse..... > Right now being forced to work 7am to 7pm 6 to 7 days a week is not a > good time for anything. It leaves one tired, mad and angry. I long for > those 45 hour work weeks where I did have time to do full time ministry. Yea, well if you could see how Troop328 works you'd smile.. I only facilitate one weekend outing a year<G> WE have so many Adults working that everyone has only one event to direct.. and the boys run the weekly program. > > Last November 9 months ago... I put in for a day off for the Ranger > Card > Board Boat Regatta I ran last week. In good faith I made 4 attempts in > the 3 days preceding this day I requested off requesting if I could take > the day off.... they would never answer yes or no if I could have the > day > off. It didn't seem to be important to them but it was important to me. > > At 7pm when I got off work I entered the time codes and took the next > day > off... "my tentative scheduled vacation day" and made a boat with my son > and some of his friends. Loaded up the thing and then went to the Ranger > Campout. A week later... I sit in a meeting with 3 Union Reps and 3 > Management Reps in a Union meeting as too why I took Friday off.... > HELLO! The supervisor I contacted 4 times lied and changed his side of > what took place. Just to show how good our systems work at SBC...some > of my co workers got a $0.00 check for 2 weeks of 80 regular and > another > 60 plus hours of overtime today. It's a great system we have at SBC. > My > check was right on the money. > > O well.. if I hold my peace and let God fight my battles. Victory, > Victory, Victory will be mine. Been there done that... know it works. > (I still can't stand liars.... so pray for me that I will just let it go > and forgive and forget.....grrrrr!!) > > Mark Jones > > On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 09:01:15 -0700 (PDT) Ace Numer- Uno > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > --- Spirit Rider <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > All, > > > Well I learned something very inserting at work today. > > > Remember how I told you all the youth pastor went in a made a > > mess > > > of changes in the area of youth, Rangers and Missionetts? > > > I was told by a buddy of mine that he left the church about a week > > ago > > > and > > > is headed to the missions field. I was also told that in process > > Royal > > > Rangers > > > is no longer meeting.. > > > > *This is what happened to our 100 member Outpost. > > > > Spirit Rider.. you do what God leads, for me.. I learned > > the hard way that we who volenteer and give our time and effort > > cannot own, decide or politic the direction a Royal Ranger group. > > > > We might try.. and then at the will of *any pastoral hire.. > > > > We serve his will.. > > > > -=A=- > > > > > > > > e.org/subscribe.htm > > > > > > ===== > > *High MORALE is the Index of effective Leadership. > > --------------********+********-------------------- > > Morale raises belief of the Leader in the follower, > > of the follower in the Leader, of each in themself, > > and both in the .....cause! > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software > > http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com > > _______ > > > > > > List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: > > http://eBible.org/rangernet/faq.htm > > > > To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > or visit http://eBible.org/subscribe.htm > > > > > > > Download a Free Royal Ranger Database. It's packed with goodies and it > will make record keeping fun! > Over 25 related databases and 11 years of field experience. Just like > Salvation it's free! > http://home.classicnet.net/mjones02/index.html > > ________________________________________________________________ > The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! > Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! > Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! ===== *High MORALE is the Index of effective Leadership. --------------********+********-------------------- Morale raises belief of the Leader in the follower, of the follower in the Leader, of each in themself, and both in the .....cause! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _______ List host: http://eBible.org/mpj/ List info: http://eBible.org/rangernet/faq.htm To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or visit http://eBible.org/subscribe.htm
