Forever Grateful

Many people have been curious about why I would leave a thriving and extremely rewarding position at Willow Creek to head to the desert.

Great question.

Until five months ago I fully expected to be at Willow until the end of my ministry days.  The support for the financial ministry I led was strong, I was blessed with a wonderful team of dedicated volunteers and our influence in the lives of those who sought our help was growing.

Leading the Willow finance ministry was my dream job.

But God was not primarily interested in whether I was satisfied in my role at Willow.  He made it clear to me that He was more interested in putting me in the place where the gifts and passions He had given me were being fully utilized in touching and helping as many people as possible.  God made it clear to me after 3 months of prayer and listening that Central Christian Church in Mesa/Gilbert, AZ was a place where He wanted to do some great things and He wanted me to be a part of that.  It became clear that the financial ministry at Willow would continue to be strong and effective with or without me … but the opportunity to be a part of building something that would touch more lives at Central was the next chapter God had for me.

Simple as that.

I will be forever grateful to Willow for that last seven years.  It is wonderful to leave a place that is healthy … at a time when it is thriving … in the hands of capable people.

I have my seatbelt fastened for the new adventure …