What is eldership?

this question has been swirling around in my brain since our intensive last week.

What is eldership?
What does it look like?
Who is an elder?

something that I want to mull over in the coming weeks.

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right now my brain power goes back to studying for that Church History exam of doom this afternoon.

favourite saying #1

We all have particular ways of saying things. We might have a phrase or intonation or even the way we are silent in a conversation. If you have ever spent the day with me you will know my peculiarities.

My first habitual saying entered into my mainstream vocab around 2 years ago. MPJ was lecturing Doctrine 2 on the Person and Work of Christ. And I had the realisation that it really is all about Jesus. It wasn't a new revelation, but a slap in the face reminder.

It's all about Jesus. There's rarely a day go by that I don't think it or say it.
I look and think and reflect and watch life go by and I remember that it is all about Jesus.

And so when I had my exam on Tuesday and people asked me how it went, I have been able to answer 'It's all about Jesus' -- (besides, the exam was Christology, so how could it not be all about Jesus)

the long awaited list....

so the job list came out today. So there is the usual tension floating around college at the moment.
I'm still in the stress-less vibe. I figure God has sustained each one of us through 3 or 4 years of study, he brought us to college in the first place, and he surely has a plan for each one of us.

meh

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ok, so maybe I am not completely honest when I write that I am in the stress-less vibe, I am a little (or maybe a bit) stressed about my exam tomorrow....

Exams.....

My exam dates have been set. They are next Tuesday and Friday afternoons. I'll be glad when they are done. I was frustrated when I was struck down by the flu which was going around and wasn't able to sit them. I was actually feeling prepared for once!!
So come the end of next week, I will be in my final semester of studies - woo hoo!

High Tea

Yesterday I spoke at a Jane Austen style High Tea for St Tomas' North Sydney. I got to speak on Contentment and it was a great encouragement to me. I found I was quite nervous during my prep as I am so used to giving talks at youth events rather than women's events. But I was reminded of God's goodness and grace.
It was great to be able to put down on paper and formulate some of my project thoughts into a talk rather than into a chapter for marking.


Contentment
God is good
God is in control
Trust God

resume and jobs

So I am currently typing up my resume to send in to MT&D so they can distribute it to the appropriate people. -- Well, I am hoping that mine will make it onto the CD seeing as it was meant to be in on Friday and here I am on a Sunday morning typing it -- oops!
MT&D sent us a proforma to fill out and I have come to the section which talks about 'other personal information' such as Interests, Skills and Long Term Plan.

I was thinking of filling it out a little like this....

Interests: Telling people about Jesus
Skills: Telling people about Jesus
Long Term Plan: To tell people about Jesus



but I'm thinking they may want some additional information.
I think it sums me up....