Greetings, my minions!
So, here’s the part of the show when you get to grab the steering wheel of Drew’s life and keep him from swerving off the road into a bottomless abyss of confusion and indecisiveness. What?! Let me explain.
I entered seminary planning on getting my Master of Divinity degree and then shipping out immediately to the US Army to serve as a chaplain. Long story, sleepless nights, yada yada yada, I’m not walking that path anymore. Now is the scary part: What do I do next? I do have a strong conviction that God does use times of uncertainty to nurture and develop faith in the hearts of His people, so I’m not really freaking out. Well, not yet. This is more of a fun community exercise.
As far as I can tell, there are a couple of options out there that I’d think about pursuing:
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Try to find a job in a church working as an Associate Minister.
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Intern for a couple of more years and then try to serve as an RUF Campus Minister.
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Stay in school until I’m too old and feeble to actually use my education for anything worthwhile. That is a dramatic way of saying that I’m looking into my options with respect to seeking a Ph.D. in New Testament or Church History/Historical Theology.
So what do you think? Am I destined to be (1) a church-based minister, (2) a eternally-hip campus minister, (3) a delightfully witty pastor/professor in a bowtie and tweed blazer, or (4) stuck working at the YMCA wiping up spilled Kool-Aid in a threadbare red t-shirt?
Oh, and as for the Da Vinci Code aspect of the title to this post, I will be teaching a 8-10 week Sunday School class on the Bible and the Da Vinci Code beginning in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for posts relevant to some of the issues that will be covered.
5. you should move in with your parents. that’s what all the hipsters are doing these days
Ha! That’s scary yet realistic!
My spiritual gift of discernment combined with a word of knowledge that God has given me, brother, has led me to state that you will be:
(3) a delightfully witty pastor/professor in a bowtie and tweed blazer
If choosing options 3, would you consider teaching at a secular university?
Remember to stay far, far away from option 4. Use it for motivation.
Michael,
I think if #3 is what I get to do, then I’d graduate and pastor. If, after that, I got the opportunity to teach at either a seminary or a university (secular or Christian), I’d consider it.
The real motivation behind getting a doctorate is to be better equipped to engage the intellectual community thoughtfully with the gospel wherever Janel and I serve. That, and I already dress like a Oxford fuddy-duddy professor, so I might as well have the requisite pedigree. If I didn’t, I’d just be an imposter!
upon second thought, you should start a Salsa company. i’ll split the profits with you. we’ll put mom’s face on the jar. perfect
I thnk lauren’s option 5 has merit however, options 1 and 3 would have to be exercised in conjunction with option 5