20 THE ATLANTA CYCLORAMA is an enormous painting depicting the 1864 Battle of Atlanta. It covers a whopping 15,036 square feet. As I understand it, the canvas originally was suspended from a large ring running around the ceiling, something like a tremendous shower curtain. Over time, the canvas began to pull away from this supporting ring. The reason is obvious even to nonengineers: this big picture was coming apart because it was held up only from the top. The repair team determined that the supporting ring needed to be supplemented with an adhesive. After much experimentation, they found a glue which would bond the canvas to the cylindrical wall of the cyclorama’s new building without discoloring or damaging it. Thus, the painting no longer would be held up from the top only. It would be supported evenly from top to bottom. Every square millimeter of the whole fifteen thousand square foot canvas would be supported by some square millimeter of the wall. I think my point is obvious. Without becoming too hierarchical, we can say that APC has a very fine supporting top ring, composed of the executive director, the national office staff, and the board of directors. Nevertheless, their support isn’t enough. If APC and professional spiritual care are to remain vital, you and I must work together to support our big picture in a total way. Otherwise, the strain will cause APC’s big picture to lose its integrity. APC’s responsibilities First, let’s talk about the supporting ring. Unlike the cyclorama repair team, we don’t want to get rid of this. APC has to have some sort of accountable leadership. APC’s leadership ring provides you, the membership, with five basic services: