There's nothing wrong with this -- I do it all the time. In fact, I have a program called "Coffee with the Rector" where I meet with small groups of parishioners to discuss life at St. John's in an informal, interactive setting. Sometimes I even hold "office hours" at the local coffee shop and encourage parishioners to drop in for a chat.
May 19, 2012
Coffee with the Clergy?
There's nothing wrong with this -- I do it all the time. In fact, I have a program called "Coffee with the Rector" where I meet with small groups of parishioners to discuss life at St. John's in an informal, interactive setting. Sometimes I even hold "office hours" at the local coffee shop and encourage parishioners to drop in for a chat.
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4 comments:
I do like "Whiskey with the Rector." LOL And I have. I had a big, burly Aussie Priest named Fr. David. We would sip Jameson and talk theology. It was awesome!
I can see the program now, Bob: "Jameson with Jesus."
I think it enhances the fellowship all around if the rector and curate can enjoy sipping their favorite beverage during social conversations whether fruit of the vine (work of human hands), Dr. Pepper or a good French roast.
I do hope that most of these conversations are less serious in nature than those I have with my pre-teen while I'm driving. I save a lot of the more tricky topics for the car, since it feels more like neutral turf. (I thought I was the only one who did this.)
I've been doing this for awhile. I call it "The Rector's 'Out of Office' Office Hours". A bit of a mouthful, I admit, and not attractively alliterative. The first time I walked in the barrista asked where my church was and then said "I used to be an Episcopalian."
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