tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847211149012008703.post654506968672513254..comments2023-11-03T04:50:42.128-05:00Comments on Confessional Gadfly: The Beauty of the Oklahoma DistrictRev. Eric J Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17747919365522145094noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847211149012008703.post-13390636502617342362010-10-19T17:06:45.428-05:002010-10-19T17:06:45.428-05:00Vicars are benefits? Man, now Rev. Gaunt must hav...Vicars are benefits? Man, now Rev. Gaunt must have been REALLY good =o) I know I was a pain in the ying-yang to my supervisor.Rev. Eric J Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747919365522145094noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3847211149012008703.post-89076960885273741852010-10-19T15:41:58.870-05:002010-10-19T15:41:58.870-05:00You are absolutely dead-on in your assessment, alt...You are absolutely dead-on in your assessment, although we should be fair to say that the man elected District President has the benefit of receiving a vicar paid by the district in order to assist him in congregational ministry so he can attend to part-time district functions easier. <br /><br />But there is no sense of entitlement. We do receive respect--in part, and not enough to go to our heads, the rest of us make sure of that. We are taught to make fun of ourselves and be self-effacing too. And in my experience, if someone gets a little too puffed up, the brothers are quick to remind him in a humorous way.<br /><br />It is a good district.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com