A Return

Well, here we are. About one month into summer. It's time that I began living up to my promise that I would start blogging regularly. I'm going to aim for twice-a-week, but once-a-week will be the minimum, at least for the next few months. The content will hopefully be varied, mostly focusing on weekly updates of my life in NJ, but also including some church thoughts and short stories that are being developed over at BDWHITE.com

So now for the life updates in fun Presidential Press Conference format:

Mr. President, John Smith from Mundane Magazine; where are you living now?
New Jersey. Subletting an apartment in Princeton for the summer. Will remain in NJ after, but not sure exactly where.

Mr. President, Alberto from Intelligent Inquiry; now that you are a Master of Divinity and Theology, are you raking in the big bucks?
Well, naturally, Alberto. I'm getting a hefty part-time to half-time raise from the church I'm working at (Praise Korean Presbyterian). I'm looking forward to the raise in salary, but even more than the money, I'm looking forward to focusing more of my energies in ministry.

Mr. President, John Smith again; what exactly are you doing at this church of yours?
I don't really have an official title. But, if I were to have a title, it would probably be something like Pastor for the Youth and Children's Ministries. My work right now is pretty focused on the Children's Ministry, but there are plans at the end of the summer to hire someone who is more qualified to be running a program of this size. At that time, I am slated to take over the Junior High youth program (which, coincidentally, was the first position I held at Praise nearly 4 years ago).

Mr. President, Hornet_lvr99 from the twitterverse; we've had many people asking, and we want a definitive answer this time...will you or will you not be attending your 10-year high school reunion this summer?
Unfortunately, the answer to that is that I will not be attending. I know that I really would have enjoyed seeing everyone, but my work schedule has just made it impossible. Primary lesson learned: book your tickets to these types of events early so that you have a strong excuse to bring to your boss when he/she asks you to give up your life during the summer.

Okay, enough of this narcissistic fantasy. Hopefully that helps to answer a few questions some of you might have. Basically, I'm still in NJ and plan to be here for the next year at a minimum. I'm working as a youth pastor. I'll be applying for PhD programs for the fall semester beginning in 2010.

If there are any other questions that I've missed that you really want the answer to (because I know my life is sooo interesting), just leave a comment, and I'll answer it right away. Speaking of which, leave a comment, anyway. I'd love to hear from everyone, especially those of you whom I have not seen in quite a while.

As always, many blessings. Be back next week, when you can expect awesome reporting about our church's VBS!