The news so far from the Assemblies of God General Council is the election of Beth Grant as the first woman to sit on the church’s Executive Presbytery. The church has long allowed women to serve as pastors but two years ago voted to created new special positions on the General Presbytery: one for an ordained woman, and another one for an ordained pastor under 40.
The “young pastor” position went to Bryan Jarrett, pastor of Northplace Church in Sachse, Texas.
Jarrett has one of the most hilarious blog introductions of any pastor’s blog I’ve seen:
I have fallen prey to “reverse mentoring.” My younger staff has been encouraging me over the last couple of years to begin blogging. I have shunned their suggestions for several reasons. First, I’m not sure there are that many people who care what I have to say. Second, I have watched people blog to appear “cutting edge” when they really didn’t have anything to say and they really weren’t cutting edge. I don’t want to be one of those people. I already know I’m not cutting edge and don’t want to give you the impression that I think I am.
However, my team has convinced me that they “want to get into my head more often” but our schedules don’t permit us to be together enough. Again, they reminded me, “if you will make your journal a blog, you can digitally mentor us.” Blogging is not my thing, mentoring young leaders is.
The entries in this blog are my thoughts, not revelations. They are primarily written to get my staff to shut up. Just kidding. No, I really wasn’t kidding.
So, here’s to getting in my head.
And here’s to honesty! He then updated the blog three times in nine days and quit. (The latest entry is February 11.)
But have no fear, Northplace staff (or others wanting to “get in Jarrett’s head”). His Twitter account is much more active.
