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The thing is, I have not much idea where I’m going right now.

Last night I wrote a letter to a handful of close friends that I’m asking to be what my doctoral program calls my “Personal Learning Community.” These are the people I’m writing my dissertation to, those who I want to keep me accountable for progress and for what I’m doing with what I’m learning.

It’s a good and humbling experience. Most PLC’s are simpler to choose for students in my program. For students who are pastors, the PLC members are the pastor’s leadership team and/or board. For students who direct non-profits, they have a board or another group of advisors.

For me, well, I have no well-defined ministry context. I have a few places, but not one single one that is the outgrouth of “My Vision”. It’s one of those times for me. I know a few ways where my heart is leading, and I trust that to be influenced by the Holy Spirit, but the way is largely uncharted. For somebody who tends to learn by assimilating other peoples’ models and modifying them, this is a bit odd to me.

So I’m keeping in mind Jen’s bit of wisdom on this card. It’s OK for me to be in the season of life that I’m currently in. Fog eventually clears.
Photo thanks to my sis Jen. Go see her etsy page for more goodies.