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This is sometimes difficult for me. I miss the joy of seeing people\u2019s lives change the grace of helping individuals encounter God in a new way. It\u2019s hard to see answering e-mails as a ministry, but it can be (and it should be). One resource that I have recently read through that helped me with this is Redeeming Administration<\/a>, by Ann M. Garrido. In this book Ann shares her own stuggles with making administration a holy work. There are 12 core values talked about:<\/p>\n

1: Breadth of Vision
2: Generativity
3: Trust
4: Agape
5: Integrity
6: Humility
7: Courage
8: Reflection
9: Humor
10: Forgiveness
11: Embrace Death
12: Hope<\/p>\n

For each one Ann talks about her own journey, offers some wisdom from her catholic faith, and shares the life of a saint that demonstrates this value in their own administrative work. I printed off the values and posted them on my wall by my computer to help me stay focused on this work as an act of love and ministry. Thanks Ann!<\/p>\n

What are some ways that you all<\/i>\u00a0have found God in the midst of administrative tasks?<\/b><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"