In the beginning...

So this is theoretically where I should be studying for my last of four midterms in the last seven days...but I decided instead to start a new blog. It's not that Xanga wasn't a nice medium for outlet, but I felt that perhaps I should start a blog which is a bit "classier" than my previous one. We shall see what I think. But the purpose of this blog is to talk a little about my experiences and thoughs as I finish college and undertake seminary. It will be a place to share experiences from the pulpit as well as my thoughts on matters in my life.

For now, if you do not know about me, I am a senior Christian Thought major at Grove City College, who will be attending Pittsburgh Theological Seminary in the fall. This is a three year program, which is a part of the process I must undertake to be ordained as a minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). Right now, I am working as a Pulpit Supply for the Bessemer Presbyterian Church in Bessemer, PA. Basically, that means that I preach and lead worship for this congregation of about 100 members (40 on average show up each Sunday morning). Their full time pastor left in December, and because they are unable to afford a full time pastor anymore, they are looking for someone to work for them part-time. It looks as though that person may very likely be me. How, you say, if I am not ordained? Well, for a person who is under care of their presbytery (meaning I've declared my intent to become ordained, and the governing body above my church as well as my home church support me), I am able to perform such functions. But I can't marry people, perform baptisms or the Eucharist/Lord's Supper/Communion, and I can't lead their session meetings. But I can do just about anything else for them. So, there are still some details to work out with this, but it looks like they will, along with presbytery, be officially making a decision in the next two months. Things at this point look like they will work out in my favor, and it seems that will make the people at this church very happy (they love having me there and I love working for/being among them). So we'll see how that goes.

Other than that, that's really all there is to know about me. Although my guess is that if you are reading this, you already know quite a bit about me, for good or for bad ;-).

Well, I'm off to band. But I think I'll take in this gorgeous and unseasonably warm March weather on my way. Have a good one :-)