For the last six months, I have had the privilege of serving as the chair of the Executive Board of the Middlesex County Long Term Recovery Group. This group came into being at the Evacuation Center set up at Rutgers University following Hurricane Sandy. Now, after twenty two months, the work continues, and I will continue to be involved, but in other roles.
I am not one...to write for six months...to do a diary-form of journaling or blogging. But maybe I can be more reflective. Couldn't say for sure.
So, in the last two years, I've had the roles of 'case manager', 'grant writer', 'program designer', 'trainer', 'administrator', I've had a hand in mental health training, survivor advocacy, community organization, ceremonial remembrance, in networking, leadership design and implementation, all in addition to the creation of and participation in our Neighbor to Neighbor spiritual care program.
It was a crash course in community participation.
One of the questions I have for all this is how the past and ongoing participation in the LTRG connects to my ministry as a pastor. It was an experience, an education, it pushed the boundaries of what I know to be possible in the Lord's name.
I think that is going to be the goal of the blog for a bit, to consider the experience, to see what can be learned, to see what can be shared.
