“A New Thing” is an essay series that I am writing about my transition from seminary to parish ministry. This is the second installment, but you can find the first essay in the series here. Keep checking back—I hope to add a new essay about once a month. You can read the complete essay, about a recent trip back to my college town, after the jump!
I have decided to start a new blog series called "A New Thing." As many of you know, I am about to graduate from seminary and will soon be starting a new ministry in a new city. I am super-excited about this adventure and feel blessed to have such a wonderful future beckoning me on to the next chapter in my life. "A New Thing" is going to be a series of essays focused on this transition.
I've decided to do this for a few reasons. For one thing, I really want to introduce a new kind of writing to this blog, which could use a little more heft from time to time. But beyond that, all throughout seminary I really would have appreciated being able to read about the experiences of someone who has "gone before me" into the world of ordained ministry and general adulthood. Knowing that I might be working with interns next year, I have been thinking a lot about what I would like to share with other young people who are discerning ministry or are embarking on a major life change of their own. One of the things I can offer, I think, is my own experience, which I will try to do in this series. I will try to write new essays about once a month for the next year, so keep checking back! Enjoy...
