Today and tomorrow are our team days at UDB - a time to reflect on what has happened and think about where we're at, then plan/discuss/express where we want to be in 2009. I always really struggle with sharing 'me' things - i just don't seem to be as self aware as most of the team, which is fine, because i'm happy to learn about myself as i go along, but it just means that i need prodding to get to a place of complete reflection.
This time is particularly challenging - talking about our vision for our job and what it is that we see ourselves doing, and how we are to take risks in the future. For me this includes the fact that i really need to be doing more hours there. I'd love to be full time at UDB - to be able to give everything into it and to have all the week to shape around meeting the needs of the young people and children in the area. BUT that's also quite an easy thing to say - i've been there for over three years, it's comfortable. It's also the obvious thing to say. And probably the 'most Christian' thing to say - to spend all my time working for the Christian Organisation.
We were talking (or people were talking and i was listening) about employment vs volunteering vs having the faith for personal support to come through, and that's a tough one to think through. We're a charity - we don't have the money to just 'up' people's work hours. I don't like the 'you raise a certain amount of your wage' approach - i think it's too individualistic. It doesn't express community or unity or anything remotely team-esque. But anyway, again, i don't want to do the obvious thing - i want to do the right thing. And i don't have a clue what that is. Not sure if i will though. Maybe i'm just making a bigger thing of it than i need to. Well, will be talking about it tomorrow at day two of the team days :)
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