Eclectic Elder? What on Earth?

You may wonder why I'm writing under the name of Eclectic Elder. Well, if you've ever been involved in a small church, you know that you end up doing a little bit (or a lot) of just about everything. For me, right now, that means I play with all the following:

• teaching Sunday school for a small group of students ranging from 5th grade to 11th
• leading youth group weekly
• planning and leading youth activities
• singing - with the choir and in a solo or two
• co-chairing Christian Education (and reinventing as we go)
• co-chairing the Mission, Outreach, and Fellowship super committee
• serving as an active member on Session
• working with the Opening Doors Task Force for the Presbytery of the Cascades
• and a few other minor things... (oh, yeah, I'm married to the pastor, too)
  

Still wondering about the title?

So what am I hoping to do with this blog? I'm hoping to bring you all into conversation about all the many ways that our hearts, our minds, our souls, and our strengths intersect with one another in Christ's body, the church. I'm hoping to muse out loud, so to speak about the hopes, dreams, and prayers - as well as the frustrations, fears, and failures - that we encounter along the journey. I'm hoping we further one another's faith.

Let's start the journey again, today and every day.