Whats Next?

The natural question that is waiting to be answered from my previous post is, “What is next?”

Good question, here is my answer.

On the same day that I put in my two-week notice at Grace I also gratefully accepted a position at The Church at Rancho Bernardo (http://www.thechurchatrb.org/) as their Student Ministries Director (or Youth Ministries Director).  I am going to be leading the high school ministry and working with the Junior High pastor as she leads the Junior High ministry.  There is a great team of Pastors on staff there that I am excited to be a part of the ministry that most of them have been doing for the last 10+ years, a lot of the original staff from when the church first planted back in 1991 are still on staff at the church.  

As Shannon and I prayed about where the Lord would lead us next, which each interview (and there were a lot of them) we felt instantly at home.  There are many things that I am excited about in coming to CRB.  Along with a great history of where the church has been and how it has come to be where it is now, there is a great passion for the Kingdom Building and for sharing the love of Christ.  Upon logging onto their website you will see verily early that their specific goal is to "Build Believers, Reaching Seekers and Change the World."  There is a healthy tension of ‘already, not yet.’ in that they have done so much, yet know that God has just begun in their ministry and church body. 

What I am most excited about is being able to continue in youth ministry and to have a more specified role in being able to minister to high school students, while partnering with the junior high ministry.  I am excited to create a relational-worship-experience not just on Sunday mornings, but one that connects to family systems, weaved through the rest of the church body, and can be shared throughout the North County as an authentic relationship with Christ.

I feel incredibly blessed.  As I have received a tremendous amount of support in this transition, as I am joining and incredible church family and staff, as I look at my wife and the baby being formed inside of her and imagine ourselves raising our child in this church, and as I have the opportunity to continue in full time vocational ministry.  It is a life that I don’t deserve; but, because of a tremendous amount of grace and mercy that has been extended to us all I can to step into this next chapter of ministry.

Please be praying with me (us) in this next season on ministry.

Blessings,

Dan (& Shannon)