At the Northern Illinois Annual Conference on June 4th, 18 clergy who are retiring within the next year were honored with a combined 456 years of service. Along with the other honorees, Pastor Ron provided his thoughts as he prepares to move on to this next chapter in his life after 38-1/2 years of service:
“Ronald Greene looks forward to immersing himself in nature and service opportunities on the South Carolina coast. He grew up in nature on a Minnesota farm, reading Carl Jung, and joining the boomer exodus to higher education and urban life.
Briefly, he dreamed big urban dreams, but a sojourn in professional acting revealed the need for a better script. He began to notice the Scripture’s bigger visions – while listening to the insinuations of his night dreams. This led to a doctoral paper on Jungian dream interpretation as a source of spiritual vision and pastoral supervision.
On January 1, 2019, Ron retires from Algonquin Christ UMC, via churches in River Forest, Winthrop Harbor/North Prairie, Westmont, Winfield, Aurora and Chicago Emmaus and counseling work in Palos Park. He’s tremendously grateful for the fellowship of friends.”
If you were unable to attend the Retirement Service on Monday, click here for the live video.