I am winging my way to Louisville, KY, for another GAC meeting today. It starts this afternoon and ends Saturday morning. I have some blog posts set up to post each day. As much of this GAC meeting will be in executive session, there won’t be much I can report. I will still be checking the blog and e-mails when possible.
I invite you to keep the GAC and the staff in your prayers. Senior staff has been working in a pressure cooker environment, trying to bring the work of the GAC into line with the new mission work plan and the budget limitations. We are cutting nine million dollars out of a one hundred- and ten-million-dollar budget. Dozens of positions will be eliminated as of Monday morning. The staff has known this was coming for weeks, and career and spiritual counseling have been made available. Still, it doesn’t quite hit home until it happens.
While I do not look forward to the decisions we will make over the next few days, I do look forward to moving ahead with a more tightly focused GAC. Please pray that God gives us the wisdom to make good decisions. Pray for the staff working exhausting hours trying to make a plan come together. Especially pray for the staff and their families who will be losing their jobs.
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