Dorothy Heins and Al Doyle shortly after becoming engaged.
A while back, after an intense and deep immersion in the experience of leadership in the evangelical church world, I decided to take some time off and detox. It was, and continues to be, a valuable experience, helping me claim my faith as my own as well as setting a new course for service and spiritual growth. From time-t0-time, when my day job permits, I use this space to share some observations along the way.
The term “Detoxing from Church” is one I learned from a posting on Spencer Burke’s blog and social community “The Ooze” http:// www.theooze.com. The post deals with advice from one young pastor to another about jumping quickly from one church experience into another. Obviously, it inspired me! http://www.theooze.com/articles/article.cfm?id=669