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Introductions!

Hello!! Glad to have you here. Let me tell you a bit about myself.

I am currently volunteering as the interim youth director at my local congregation. Their previous director had to leave unexpectedly due to family illness. I had been working with the youth group as a student previously, and began leading them at the beginning of March, 2016. I was youth director at my previous congregation for 3 years. We'll see where all of that takes me in the coming weeks.

 I am part of the ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America). I received my seminary degree in 2012 in diaconal ministry from LTSS (Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary). I have 5 units of CPE (clinical pastoral education), and therefore I am considered a clinically certified chaplain. I am currently working on obtaining a certificate in Youth and Theology from Princeton Theological Seminary.

 Enough about me - what about the blog? That's the main reason you're here!

 My vision for this blog is to share my ideas & thoughts, share my successes, and also share those moments of "well that didn't work well!" I'm not promising a predictable blog - ministry isn't predictable (and neither am I!) I'm very interested in intergenerational ministry. The main focus in this blog is youth, but you'll also find things about/for children, young adults, middle-aged adults, senior citizens, and whoever doesn't happen to fit into those categories.

 I hope this blog aids you in your own ministry - whatever that ministry looks like. We're all in this together.
Learn and grow in God with me!

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