tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post6697555085747851709..comments2023-11-10T09:15:40.084-08:00Comments on The Friends of Jake: One hand giveth....Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10124314924693077453noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-57634165538231453052009-07-17T22:16:33.396-07:002009-07-17T22:16:33.396-07:00I wish Fr. Terry the best and am sure that this wi...I wish Fr. Terry the best and am sure that this will all end well for him.<br /><br />Having said that, I find myself questioning the wisdom of TEC not only cutting the entire evangelism program, but doing so less than a year after trying to revitalize it. It seems to me that it's being cut before it had any chance to really get traction or make progress, which makes me wonder why TEC made such an investment only a year ago. Have things really gone that far downhill.<br /><br />It also reminds me of one of my former employers, a company that was notorious for going through organizational "restructurings" every three to six months. After seeing dozens of announcements about this or that person being moved to a new department or some new position being created, many of us began to joke that corporate had no real plan of how to make the company more profitable so they were merely doing periodic restructurings hoping to luck out and hit the "magic" arrangement that will do better. Sadly, our jokes had a very serious undertone.<br /><br />I hope that the elimination of the evangelism department a mere eleven months after its restructuring isn't a sign that some in TEC are falling into a similar folly as my former employer.<br /><br />-- Jarred.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-60423001562379269762009-07-17T19:16:09.774-07:002009-07-17T19:16:09.774-07:00It's a loss, for sure, but I just have to trus...It's a loss, for sure, but I just have to trust (something called faith) that God has other plans for our Father T.<br /><br />In this case, T is for Transition.Canyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14737285360280766111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8238382886103256219.post-90211768952081786612009-07-17T17:38:22.796-07:002009-07-17T17:38:22.796-07:00Very sad. Terry was so enthusiastic about what wa...Very sad. Terry was so enthusiastic about what was happening with the Evangelism Program at the convention.June Butlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01723016934182800437noreply@blogger.com