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The Gift of Administration

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By Randy Wayne Jellison-KnockPublished 3 years ago • 1 min read
The Gift of Administration
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I can't say it's popular.

Not Donald Senior’s book. This one was from the 1980s. Something like ninety-seven pages.

Longest book I ever read.

Made one salient point: the root of the word “administration” is “ministry”; it’s what we do to facilitate ministry.

Coulda—nay, shoulda—just said that.

Nonfiction

About the Creator

Randy Wayne Jellison-Knock

Retired Ordained Elder in The United Methodist Church having served for a total of 30 years in Missouri, South Dakota & Kansas.

Born in Watertown, SD on 9/26/1959. Married to Sandra Jellison-Knock on 1/24/1986. One son, Keenan, deceased.

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