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Date: 25 November 2004 21:59:31
By now my minister will have been informed that I have requested a note to preach.
Not that I'm going to do the preaching bit yet, mind. We've decided that it makes sense to do the studying first. I can't really manage the preaching without neglecting the boys and my dad who need me driving the car to get them to church and Sunday School and swimming rather than galavanting round the circuit doing my bit. And I can get plenty of "front of house" experience from my role as a worship leader in my own church for now. Oh my, I can tell my minister's going to be dropping things on me now that he knows, and he'll be there weighing up how effective I am. Oh my!
I've started reading the stuff. My friend has lent me a copy of the first six of the seventeen (seventeen????) units I have to study, just so I can get an idea of what's expected. Each unit is about 20 hours' work, apparently. I've managed to tear myself away from it for a few hours tonight but I was engrossed and it was all i could do to stop myself making notes on the borrowed copy. I have to wait to be granted my note to preach and be approved by the church council / local preachers' meeting first before I get given my very own copy. Meanwhile I've a nice hefty list of "must haves" - anyone want to give me a concordance for Christmas?