Stopped stuffing what God was doing in my heart and got honest with myself and some trusted mentors (finally! ...more on that in an earlier blog entry)
Started a one-year intentional process of discernment to make sense of what God had next for me
Felt God leading in the direction of teaching and mentoring college students as they prepare for ministry
Got accepted at Princeton Theological Seminary for a ThM progam in Historical Theology (woohoo!)
Shared the transition news with our core team at church and started a six month journey of trust, obedience, and flexibility (amazing people, amazing community)
Got a phone call from Rick Rhoads at Lancaster Bible College about the potential of a full-time assistant professor position in the Student Ministry major (unexpected curve ball)Applied at LBC In-Cognito and really tried to be content with whatever God chose ("tried")
Got hired! (unexpected)
Called Princeton to say I wasn’t coming and they could keep my deposit check (awkward!)
Had the opportunity to interview and invite in an amazing guy to take over in the Sr. High one week after I stepped down! (huge answer to prayer)
Moved in with my in-laws and took a good ribbing from my brother-in-law for it (heheh)
Started working at LBC over the summer, which broke me of my night-owl lifestyle and fit me like a glove (humbled and amazed)
Took my wife to the Baltimore Zoo (meh)
Took the tuition money and instead bought our first house in Mount Joy, PA (on settlement day the first floor toilet stopped working… hilarious! It’s working now)Wrote this blog entry (finally!)
2 comments:
exciting news Aaron - thanks for the cliff notes! lots of transition in short order - don't forget to take time to breathe.
peace
Yes, I too want to thank you for the cliff notes. Even though it's not as good as a phone call, I'll at least take this. Hope things are well with you and Megan. The New Era in your life is exciting. I'm really happy for you and I think it's going to be a good fit.
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