ducky wucky

It's happened over a dozen times since I made the announcement in April. When I tell people that I am leaving Jr. High at Trinity and looking for a role in High School or College I usually get the light bulb turning on look. "Oh...yah. That makes sense. Jr. Highers are so _______ (fill in the blank)" is usually what people say. To most people, I guess, jr highers are not who most adults would want to spend time with. The funny thing is, and what I try to tell everyone, I still love jr highers. This wasn't always the case. When I came to Trinity I liked 7th and 8th graders...most of the time. I admit they can test your patience at times. But at the end of the day, I would rather be hanging out with jr highers than with any other age group. They have incredible energy, imagination, silliness, and they get excited about the strangest things. And there is a depth, honesty, and sincerity about them

All that to say, I'm not leaving Trinity jr high because I got burned out or tired of jr highers. If God said that my call was to minister to jr highers for the rest of my life I would be stoked. And hey, maybe He'll say that down the road. But I do sense God is calling me to be a pastor to the whole family in the future and because of that I need to gain experience and insight in how to minister to other age groups. So I leave Trinity still crazy about jr highers and hoping that I will get a chance to play a little ducky wucky now and then at the next church.

Grace and Peace