Meeting and Priorities

Had a very difficult and frustrating meeting about the Spiritual Direction Network that a number of us were in the process of setting up. We were hoping to do with through the auspices of CYTUN (Churches Together in Wales) but sadly Sion the Assistant Chief Executive is leaving and those staff who are left in CYTUN would rather focus on liason with the Welsh Assembly Government and invest their time and energy there rather than on Spiritual Direction work. This is sad because it was a wonderful opportunity for Spiritual Ecumanism and we had a wide variety of people from across the denominational spectrum involved. Fortunately as a group we have decided to meet again to decide the way forward. Although it is good to carry on as an independent venture this will make the administration and other elements more difficult. It makes me think about what priorities Church based organisations set themselves and surely the basis of the Church and indeed Church Unity should be about development and spiritual growth in lives of faith.