شغل أخبار

فترة ظهر, قال أنا أنت حول بحثي ل [2ند] شغل. أنا أريد [2ند] شغل [س ثت] أنا يستطيع حوّلت مال في [ميسّيو] [دي] ميزانية من راتبي داخل أخرى مادّة خام. أكثر من الميزانية من أموال أنا قد رفعت, وهو قصير المدى يموّل, ويتلقّى يكون ينخفض ل تقريبا سنة الآن.

أنا فكّرت حول يحصل شغل في ال [نيغبورهوود-ت] قهوة متجر أو شيء. يصوّت يحصل شغل بسيطة محلّية حقّا مغري إلى ي, غير أنّ لسوء الحظّ, ي زوجة وأنا يمتلك منزل (أيّ نحن نشارك مع 5 أخرى الناس), وأنا أحتاج أن يجعل كثير مال من أنا يستطيع حصلت في قهوة متجر أو مطعم. وليس هناك حقّا كثير أخرى أنواع الأشغال يتوفّر في الضفّة الغربيّة.

للشهر سابقة أو هكذا, يتتبّع أنا يتلقّى يكون فرصة جيّدة حقّا في [بثل] [سمينري]: الموقعة من مساعدة تنفيذيّة إلى ال [فيس-برسدنت] العمليات وعميد من المركز لقيادة تحويليّة. يدفع الشغل جيّدا (حول [$14/هر]) ويتلقّى يشبع فوائد, غير أنّ فقط 24 ساعات [ا] أسبوع. أعطىني الشغل الفرصة أن يعمل مع [غرووب وف بيوبل] أنا سابقا أعرف ويحبّ. هو أيضا أعطىني القدرة أن يتلقّى دور في يعطي شكل إلى المستقبل من ال [سمينري]. أعطىني هو يتلقّى أيضا [أبّورتثنيت] جيّدة أن يعلم من ال [فب/دن], الذي يكون جدّا قوّيّة وزعيمة ذو رؤية مستقبليّة (رغم أنّ أنا لا أوافق مع ه على حصص الأشياء, أنا أتلقّى [ا غود دل] من إحترام ل [در.]. [بوورغند]). Since one of my long term goals is to help shape future leaders, and encourage them to rethink leadership and the nature of the Church, I thought it would be a great foot in the door. I’m already slotted to begin doing adjunct teaching there this Spring, and this role would have given me even more influence at the Seminary.

I was moving full speed ahead with the job at the Seminary (I even bought a really nice suit for my interview). Until this morning, I was one of several people (thinned down from over a dozen applicants) being considered. And I’d say my chances were dang good. But now I’ve taken myself out of consideration for that position. So what happened?

About 3 weeks ago, I was approached
by the Twin Cities Metro Director for InterVarsity, Mark Paulson. He proposed that I come
on staff at InterVarsity and start a West Bank chapter. Since Missio Dei, is committed to ministering on the West
Bank, and since I respect the ministry of InterVarsity very much, I have been
trying to find ways to work with them on ministry projects on the West Bank
(there is virtually no campus ministry activity among West Bank students). Their proposal came as a surprise, since they don?t
want me merely to come on staff; they want me to start a West Bank chapter that is co-affiliated with InterVarsity and Missio Dei. They are willing to let the line between parachurch and church
get fuzzy so that this ministry can be an authentic expression of Missio Dei.

They don’t even care if we call the ministry "InterVarsity!" Working with InterVarsity would allow me to focus more energy on the West Bank, and in a way that complements the ministry of
Missio Dei. It would give us connections with the student population, opening up new possibilities for ministry.

Since working with InterVarsity will require me to be a fundraiser (something I
dislike immensely), I had initially decided to turn them down. But as we’ve prayed about it at Missio Dei, and as I’ve discussed it with folks, I realize two things: 1) I really get more excited about the possibility of working with InterVarsity as time goes by and 2) that my commitment to Missio Dei and the West Bank trumps any other job possibilities. I’m beginging to feel like this was something God orchestrated. And while I’m not looking forward to raising money, I take some comfort in the reality that fund raising for a campus ministry is MUCH EASIER than fund raising for a church. InterVarsity is well known and well-respected. I think I am up to the challenge.

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