Asking for help can be an exercise in humility.
About nine months ago, a friend of mine sent me some information about the Academy for Missional Wisdom. At the time, I looked briefly at the info but then quickly forgot about it.
Last month she posted the same info again on her Facebook page and said a new cohort was starting in October in Kansas City and to contact her if anyone was interested.
Without any recollection of my previous encounter with this information, I happened to click on the link and as I read through the info something in me said, "I need to do this."
As I started inquiring about the cost, I soon learned that the program cost for two years is $5,000. That put a bit of a damper on my enthusiasm as I considered how tough that was going to be for us to swing.
Since I am currently a stay-at-home dad our monthly income has not quite matched our expenses. We are not going into debt, at this point, but our financial situation is such that we have been slowly eating away at our savings.
Anyway, I took a big gulp and approached my wife, Lori, about the program and to ask for her thoughts. She said it sounded great, and as other people told me she said we could work to build partnerships in a variety of ways in order to support the potential paths for ministry this might open up in the community, presbytery, and beyond.
I decided to take the plunge and send in my application. I was accepted into the program and so things begin with our first cohort meeting during the second week of October.
The exercise in humility comes in being willing to step out and to ask for help when you need it. So, I have begun to ask for financial support from friends and others who might be willing and able to help me on this endeavor. (If you'd like to help you can do so by checking out my GoFundMe page.)
The wonderful thing - and humbling too - in all of this is discovering so many people who are generous with their financial resources and willing to walk this journey with me to see the paths for ministry that God is preparing me for.
About nine months ago, a friend of mine sent me some information about the Academy for Missional Wisdom. At the time, I looked briefly at the info but then quickly forgot about it.
Last month she posted the same info again on her Facebook page and said a new cohort was starting in October in Kansas City and to contact her if anyone was interested.
Without any recollection of my previous encounter with this information, I happened to click on the link and as I read through the info something in me said, "I need to do this."
As I started inquiring about the cost, I soon learned that the program cost for two years is $5,000. That put a bit of a damper on my enthusiasm as I considered how tough that was going to be for us to swing.
Since I am currently a stay-at-home dad our monthly income has not quite matched our expenses. We are not going into debt, at this point, but our financial situation is such that we have been slowly eating away at our savings.
Anyway, I took a big gulp and approached my wife, Lori, about the program and to ask for her thoughts. She said it sounded great, and as other people told me she said we could work to build partnerships in a variety of ways in order to support the potential paths for ministry this might open up in the community, presbytery, and beyond.
I decided to take the plunge and send in my application. I was accepted into the program and so things begin with our first cohort meeting during the second week of October.
The exercise in humility comes in being willing to step out and to ask for help when you need it. So, I have begun to ask for financial support from friends and others who might be willing and able to help me on this endeavor. (If you'd like to help you can do so by checking out my GoFundMe page.)
The wonderful thing - and humbling too - in all of this is discovering so many people who are generous with their financial resources and willing to walk this journey with me to see the paths for ministry that God is preparing me for.
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