http://www.stevesjogren.com/index.php/2009/07/07/god-is-up-to-changes-all-over/ the personal blog of Steve Sjogren Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:11:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.stevesjogren.com/index.php/2009/07/07/god-is-up-to-changes-all-over/comment-page-1/#comment-12420 Solvej Allen Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:10:32 +0000 http://www.stevesjogren.com/index.php/2009/07/07/god-is-up-to-changes-all-over/#comment-12420 Changes, yes. We know what you are saying! After planting and pastoring Roskilde Vineyard for seven years with my husband the senior leader unable to get even one day off his secular job a week, we ran out of steam. Instead of running away screaming we asked God if He had someone who could take over and the name of "Mr. Right" popped into our heads. May 1 the new couple took over senior leadership (and the half time salary that the church had paid me over the last couple of years). They are doing a great job and we are realizing just how tired we had gotten. But God has been faithful even when we ran out of steam, the church is growing again and we still get to be part of the leadership team in a more laid-back fashion rather than just "roll over and die". We now run a B & B which is really picking up business (the difference between pastoring and hosting a B&B is that doing the latter you only have to wash peoples' dirty laundy once).... Our exhaustion has kept us off the streets for a while, which is not so smart, since hitting the streets what was boosted our energy in the beginning. But on Saturday we are going out again, and I am reading "the Perfectly Imperfect Church" again, thankful that you wrote that very practical book many moons ago. And that you came and showed us how to live it. We figure, after a couple of years of "recovery" we will move to another town and plant again if the Lord lays a place on our hearts, - after all, Denmark only has two Vineyards so far. And we learned so much planting Vineyard number two that it would be wasteful to "waste our sorrows" by not planting again... Blessings and thanks to you two for what you imparted to us along the way... Changes, yes. We know what you are saying! After planting and pastoring Roskilde Vineyard for seven years with my husband the senior leader unable to get even one day off his secular job a week, we ran out of steam. Instead of running away screaming we asked God if He had someone who could take over and the name of “Mr. Right” popped into our heads. May 1 the new couple took over senior leadership (and the half time salary that the church had paid me over the last couple of years). They are doing a great job and we are realizing just how tired we had gotten. But God has been faithful even when we ran out of steam, the church is growing again and we still get to be part of the leadership team in a more laid-back fashion rather than just “roll over and die”. We now run a B & B which is really picking up business (the difference between pastoring and hosting a B&B is that doing the latter you only have to wash peoples’ dirty laundy once)….
Our exhaustion has kept us off the streets for a while, which is not so smart, since hitting the streets what was boosted our energy in the beginning. But on Saturday we are going out again, and I am reading “the Perfectly Imperfect Church” again, thankful that you wrote that very practical book many moons ago. And that you came and showed us how to live it. We figure, after a couple of years of “recovery” we will move to another town and plant again if the Lord lays a place on our hearts, – after all, Denmark only has two Vineyards so far. And we learned so much planting Vineyard number two that it would be wasteful to “waste our sorrows” by not planting again…
Blessings and thanks to you two for what you imparted to us along the way…

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