Jigsaw Joe used to create puzzles, but King fired him and his co-workers, replacing them with Rouxls Kaard. However, once he is denied money, he loses his composure and almost begs for it. Jigsaw Joe acts similar to stereotypical street vendor in his way to approach people. He wears a black beanie and sports a shady face, with narrow eyes, eyebags, and stubble. His body is blue with the puzzle knobs serving as legs, arms and possibly ears. He and his wife, Amanda, currently resides in Brookhaven, Georgia.Jigsaw Joe is, like his name implies, a jigsaw puzzle piece. He also serves as a Leadership Coach with the Center for Healthy Churches. Barry Howard serves as the pastor of the Church at Wieuca in North Atlanta. For more information about our services, please contact us.Ĭategorized: Consulting, Healthy Ministry Tagged: healthy ministry, Hopefulness, leadership, lessons in ministry, puzzle About Barry Howard*ĭr. CHC consultants are committed to the local church and we stand ready to assist you as you navigate the unique challenges and opportunities of your place of service. The current ecclesial and cultural paradigm shift we find ourselves in makes congregational dynamics considerably more puzzling. On the more discouraging days, helping seeming misfits to fit provides just enough inspiration to keep working at it.
As pastors, we inherit a collection of disconnected pieces, pixels of the kingdom, egos that want to be the big picture rather than contributing to the big picture.Īnd part of the joy of life is finding a piece here and there that fits. Putting together little puzzles within the big puzzle helps to complete the big picture more efficiently.You will be tempted at some point to quit.Looking at the puzzle from different vantage points provides a clearer perspective on the big picture.It helps to know the parameters and perimeters, so start with the edges.Some pieces that look like they go together, don’t.Some pieces that don’t look like they go together, do.No one piece alone creates the big picture.It helps to keep the big picture in front of you.Here are a few takeaways from my reflections on puzzling: And periodically throughout the day, I find myself relaxing and reflecting as little pieces connect in a way that gives shape to the Mesa Arch monument in Canyonlands National Park or recreate a scene from the Cinca Terra in northern Italy.
In recent weeks, I have tackled the puzzle table again.
#A puzzled life saving full#
But I found it to be incredibly rewarding to observe a full portrait gradually emerge as previously disconnected pieces were conjoined. Like life and like pastoral ministry, this puzzle was perplexing and time-consuming. And the raised fur around the ears resembled the tuffs of snow-splattered grass forming a worn carpet at the feet of these fierce canines. The wolves’ whiskers were almost identical to the branches on the trees. The colors were eerily similar – black, charcoal, gray, grayish white, and snow white. I’m still not sure whether my affinity for puzzles parallels my work as a pastor, but I have discovered that bringing order to the chaos of this fragmentation is both relaxing and reflective.Īs an elementary school kid, I remember learning the names and locations of the 50 states by putting together a United States map puzzle.Ī few years ago, I dared to tackle a more challenging puzzle of dark gray wolves in a snowy landscape. Here’s my confession: I enjoy piecing together jigsaw puzzles.
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