Interim Ministry

Greetings friends,

It appears just about everything is beginning well for us - 100 % of those named "Chris" have calls! Congrats guys; I know God will be using you in awesome ways in your respective locations. Also, I'm coming to "Hollywood"'s ordination service, so you better be ready for some "amen"s!

As I search for my own calling in the bay area, I feel called towards a particular side ministry during the interim period. My interest in national politics, social reform, socioeconomic injustice, racial tensions, etc. has been given some time to simmer and develop. Another passion you guys know I have is towards preaching the Word. I would love to begin writing sermons so that I am more prepared for a pastoral position, but I don't feel that I can faithfully craft a sermon for a generic audience. Preaching can never be objective, unless the preacher wishes to ignore each person of the Trinity! I feel the interim call to combine the two, in a series of sermons to be placed on either youtube or perhaps just on this blog, entitled "Sermons for America". The subject would not be particular individuals, but would be the structures, systems, cultures, ideas and constructs that help form (and perhaps de-form) this country.

So, got any ideas? :-) I obviously have a few, but would love to hear from you all about places where you see God speaking to some sort of systemic entity in the U.S. Or, give me general thoughts or stories of your experience regarding certain structures, movements, ideas in America.

RM