Update

Just a quick update for those who follow this blog. It has taken six months to find gainful employment outside the institutional church: it’s been a rough road and there’s no safety net in the United States for someone who chooses to leave professional ministry for a secular career. No unemployment benefits, no health insurance, no housing assistance, etc. And my timing (at the peak of a global recession) has seen better days, but I am thrilled to be working full-time once again.

And I’m loving the freedom that I enjoy on the weekends! It felt a little strange at first—not attending Sunday services with the crowds—but I’ve been amazed at the providential encounters with other Christians who have either left the IC or been turned away as damaged goods by well-meaning brothers and sisters. So there really is life out there!