Our New Rector
The desert is a unique environment which offers peace, serenity and opportunity for meditation not available everywhere. To paraphrase Frank Herbert in DUNE, God created the desert “to test the faithful” and to provide unique opportunity for spiritual life and leadership.
We are looking for our own modern day Desert Father or Mother. A Priest who will draw inspiration from the peace, serenity and spirituality of the desert. A Priest who in turn will inspire us to be better servants of God and Community: to grow in our relationship and love with Jesus and to grow in our relationship and evangelism within our community.
As one survey respondent put it – a Priest who will be a “good fit” but not necessarily “in our own image and likeness.” A Priest who can provide leadership as we strive to fulfill our Vision Statement to “build a harmonious, fully inclusive, group of loving Christians who are engaged, passionate and spiritually healthy. Jesus himself set an example of service, which St. Barnabas will use as the basis for making a compassionate impact in the community and the world.” As our own Fr. George described it at the Reception of our own Fr. Michael as a Priest in the Episcopal Church; a Priest who can bring God to the People, and the People to God.”.
We seek a collaborative leader, who is spiritually grounded, empathetic, open minded, tenacious, morally courageous, resilient, a strong liturgist and community focused while also caring for the needs of the congregation; a priest who inspires by both preaching and living the Gospel to enable us to better serve God, each other and the community.
Because we are a small Parish the Priest we seek will—at least initially—be a part time (approximately 2/3 time). The time flexibility will enable our new Priest to achieve and maintain a healthy balance between service to the Congregation/Community and his/her own physical, spiritual and mental health and provide opportunity to pursue his/her own personal projects, hobbies, activities, or other interests.
We are looking for our own modern day Desert Father or Mother. A Priest who will draw inspiration from the peace, serenity and spirituality of the desert. A Priest who in turn will inspire us to be better servants of God and Community: to grow in our relationship and love with Jesus and to grow in our relationship and evangelism within our community.
As one survey respondent put it – a Priest who will be a “good fit” but not necessarily “in our own image and likeness.” A Priest who can provide leadership as we strive to fulfill our Vision Statement to “build a harmonious, fully inclusive, group of loving Christians who are engaged, passionate and spiritually healthy. Jesus himself set an example of service, which St. Barnabas will use as the basis for making a compassionate impact in the community and the world.” As our own Fr. George described it at the Reception of our own Fr. Michael as a Priest in the Episcopal Church; a Priest who can bring God to the People, and the People to God.”.
We seek a collaborative leader, who is spiritually grounded, empathetic, open minded, tenacious, morally courageous, resilient, a strong liturgist and community focused while also caring for the needs of the congregation; a priest who inspires by both preaching and living the Gospel to enable us to better serve God, each other and the community.
Because we are a small Parish the Priest we seek will—at least initially—be a part time (approximately 2/3 time). The time flexibility will enable our new Priest to achieve and maintain a healthy balance between service to the Congregation/Community and his/her own physical, spiritual and mental health and provide opportunity to pursue his/her own personal projects, hobbies, activities, or other interests.
