{"id":2703,"date":"2017-02-07T15:27:58","date_gmt":"2017-02-07T21:27:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ryangaffney.com\/wordpress\/?p=2703"},"modified":"2017-02-07T15:27:58","modified_gmt":"2017-02-07T21:27:58","slug":"its-all-over","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fearofwhales\/2017\/02\/its-all-over.html","title":{"rendered":"It\u2019s All Over"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>College Park Presbyterian Church had their congrogational vote this past sunday. I am going to be their new Pastor. The long road is finally at an end.   <\/p>\n<p>There will of course be a few more hoops to jump. Examination by presbytery. Instalation and Ordination. But i will not be able to openly reflect on these as they happen. Perhaps an addendum is in order but that will be much later, maybe a year from now.    <\/p>\n<p>In the meantime I appreciate those of you who have read some of my journey, and helped facilitate and motivate me to write my half baked ideas for years and years. I thought a bout starting a new blog, a middle blog about starting in ordained ministry, or transforming this one. But i doubt I will have time. I\u2019m going to have to use what I have practiced here for curricula, and newsletters, and other orderly church communication.    <\/p>\n<p>Thank you again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>College Park Presbyterian Church had their congrogational vote this past sunday. I am going to be their new Pastor. The long road is finally at an end. There will of course be a few more hoops to jump. Examination by presbytery. Instalation and Ordination. 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