This morning has been quite curious one way and another.
I picked up emails, including a request to complete a questionnaire for somone's research on women in leadership in BUGB churches. Whilst I was in the process of completing it, I was interrupted twice, once by one of our 'building users' and once by the local council delivery man with a consignment of refuse sacks for us. Neither of these 'real life' events would have fitted anywhere in the student's research, because, as I understood it, it was 'spiritual' matters she was interested in. But each of them is ministry, as I understand it... being here, to handle the questions/concerns of a user group, sharing in the dull routine of property matters... these are a vital part of servant leadership.
I remember way back, in my training days, being surprised that the RC priest I worked with had to be consulted over the purchase of loo rolls. Whilst I still think it is nuts that the cleaning team could not just buy/order them and then claim the cost back, as a symbol of servant ministry, not above the buying of loo rolls, it remains quite profound.
So, mid-morning and not one item on my 'to do' list started. But that's the point - as so many others have said before, the ministry is the interruptions.