(Since January, I read twenty books, wrote twenty-four papers, and prepared a major presentation for class.) Then, in June, I am in class for two weeks from 8:00 – 5:00, Monday through Friday. For each class I read and write from January through May. The design of the program is for me to take two classes a year. The elders gave me the green light to pursue more education and complete a life-long goal of earning a doctorate. (This is the same place I started my formal Christian education forty years ago!) I first heard about this program through Pastor David Robinson. That is why I am enrolled in the Doctor of Ministry program (with an emphasis on Strategic Leadership) at Corban University School of Ministry in Salem, Oregon. I have learned so much more about ministry and leadership over the past three decades. The leaders were great examples of what godly leadership and ministry is all about. The church in which I was involved was strong and thriving. Even now I am still in contact with several of them on a weekly basis. I was introduced to a set of ministry skills that laid a foundation for a fruitful ministry. Prior to that, my Bible College and seminary days were amazing.
When I planted our church thirty years ago, I was young, naïve, and still licking my wounds from a very painful two years of ministry at another church. Recently I have been doing a lot of reflecting. Reflections From My First Week Back at School
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