First blog of the school year

Aug. 24, 2006

Dear friends,

The school year has begun, and I'm now a second-year student! Over the summer, I completed a 10-week, 400-hour unit of Clinical Pastoral Education, serving as a chaplain intern at Baptist Hospital in Winston-Salem. It was one of the best experiences I've ever had, and truly transformative.
In September, I will begin working 8 to 10 hours a week as a congregational intern at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in High Point. As soon as I figure out how, I'll add a link to its site from my blog home page.
Following is my schedule for this fall:

M T W TH F


Greek Greek Greek

Preaching, Internship PW&CS Internship
Worship &
Care of
Souls

Pastoral PC
Care
Intro to
Spiritual
Life

In addition, I have the syllabus, books and access to lectures online from Theology I. I'll be keeping up with the reading for that course, from which I am exempted by course transfer, so that I can take Theology II in the spring. It all looks challenging but manageable.

I'll post every Monday morning by 10:00. Some weeks, when term papers and exams press, the posts will be short, but I will post every Monday morning.

Thanks for keeping up with the journey!

In faith,
Beth