When you bind yourself to a work, and later feel compelled to make a decision that could be construed as reneging, it bears giving an account of your reasoning.
You can probably see that I've been a little less than active over the last few days, contrary to our expressed goal. The time is now right for me to say that I am stepping away from active leadership here.
The reason for this is that I've been convinced over the past little while that I can't be properly Christ-centered, and also active on the Town of Odyssey in the way that I have been, at the same time.
That's hard to say when you've just finished running on a platform of 'we're going to be really active, and we're totally going to do all this stuff', and you really meant it, because you felt like it was the right thing to do. Maybe it was the right thing to run, but my experiences in the last few weeks and the messages I've heard in the last few services have shown me it would be wrong for me to stay.
I don't think it is just a Town thing, for the record. I suspect the best thing is to avoid getting entangled in things, and, at least at this point in my life, to hold off on making much in the way of long-term commitments, online or elsewhere, that aren't closely related to God or the church in some way.
With this being the case, it was necessary to find someone who can continue the work that our team committed to. I'm pleased to announce, for the first time, the staff member who will assume control over the Odyssey police force and assist Bren in keeping the Town and platform moving forward: