New-Old Adventures

Hello everyone, thank you for reading, and for your great enduring faithfulness - I apologize for being so infrequent and sporadic in my posting!

The last year-plus has been a wonderful, full, and eventful one!

I'm very excited to be removing the adjective "potential" from the title of this blog - these are now no longer the "Pastimes of a POTENTIAL Pastor" and officially the "Pastimes of a PASTOR"!

I was called to be the Associate Pastor for the people who worship here:

The Presbyterian Church at Pluckemin - Photo courtesy of Dave Moore

The Presbyterian Church at Pluckemin (aka Pluckemin Church).
The people are even more lovely than the space where they worship.

Sanctuary during Confirmation Sunday - Photo courtesy of Tom Dodd

My responsibilities include Christian Education (with a focus on Adult Education) and Mission.  I also get to do all the other ministerial duties such as preaching - which I do approximately monthly - pastoral care, and participating in our higher governing bodies.

I also have the privilege of teaching and having fantastic conversations with our youth when they journey through Confirmation. We are blessed with a fabulous group of young people whom I adore, and they inspire me with their love for one another and willingness to engage deeply with each other.

I really do love this congregation, and I sense that God is on the verge of drawing them together anew to do something really neat and life-giving for our community and world.  This is extremely exciting for me, and I pray Christ will show me how to help lead, and live, and do this together with them!

Thanks for reading!