I had my final meeting with the rector at my internship this
week. We talked about how the I think the internship went, what I learned, and
where I see myself at this point. It has been an unbelievably positive
experience, and she has been an amazing mentor. She fully supports where I see
myself right now, and thinks it is the right decision for me.
We
discussed what I see myself doing when I return from my home parish, and I
mentioned that I would like to do some adult education type classes. Since my
home parish is so small, there really isn’t the forum for adult Christian formation
like there is at my internship. I’m not going to attempt a massive overhaul,
but I would like to do some things. I would like to perhaps (rector willing and
congregation interested) teach a weeknight Lenten Educational program in the
spring, using the book “Have a Little Faith.” If that goes well I would like to
do something for Advent next year and then another Lenten Program the following
spring. I hope that if parishioners enjoy the programs, they will be interested
in stepping up and leading a class themselves, and we will be able to grow the
adult education program that way. I learned a lot about the different ways in
which to engage an adult audience from the different kinds of adult programs I
attended at my internship; I’m interested to see which ones will be the most
successful at my home parish.
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