So here I am now...

I am entering into a new phase in my life right now. I am in a place where I am trying to figure out what God wants me to do. I am a student minister, not by job but by profession. Let me explain: I am a student minister whether or not I am working in a church for a ministry with that title. That is the calling on my life and that is what/who I am. I have dedicated my life to ministering to students (7th to 12th grade). That looks like whatever God wants it to look like.

I was a “Student Minister” at a church and was asked to leave. It was not because I did anything immoral or even wrong, it was because that church and I were not a good fit and no matter how much I wanted to make it a good fit it was not. I could spend pages and pages talking about why we didn’t fit together or why I believe that I am not working there any more, but I am not dwelling on the past. I am looking towards the future.

There was a lot of hurt when I left, and it had a lot to do with the way things were handled before and after I left. I believe that God wanted us (me and my incredible wife) to do some healing before He took us somewhere else. We have had some time to heal and now I am ready to start ministering to students again. In that time of rest and healing it is not that I stopped ministering to students or lost the heart or fire to do so, it is just that I had to take some time to learn who I am and what God wants me to do. I believe that I am a much better husband than I was 8 months ago, a much better Christian man than I was 8 months ago, and as odd as this sounds, I am a much better student minister than I was 8 months ago. God has done some pretty life changing things in my life, and I don’t know where He is leading next. There are a lot of options out there, and I don’t know which one he wants us to follow. What I do know is that God has a plan for our lives. And this 8 month break/time of rest was very much a part of His plan.

We look forward to seeing what God is going to do in our lives next. He has already started moving and we are doing what we have been doing the last 8 months. We are sitting back, resting, and allowing God to do what He does and does well.