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May 13, 2004
Job Search Update
So, I got a call from the campus minister at University of Akron this afternoon, as I noted in the previous message. Anyway, after talking to him, I started thinking about the positon at Kent State that I had applied for(he is kinda heading up the search for that.) Anyway, I almost didn't send in a resume for that one. I really didn't think the position was a good fit for my personality or expirence. But, I figured that I would go ahead and apply for all of the open campus ministry positions that I could find. There aren't a lot, and I figured lets see what God might do. But, it wouldn't have bothered me to not get this one. What I didn't like about the rejection letter was the reason they gave: Too many job changed over the past few years. Anyway, so he calls tonight (I was at work during the first call.) And we chat a bit. Anyway, he says he was impressed with my resume when he got it, but after reviewing it and checking my references, he didn't feel that I was the right fit. But, he has been hoping to bring on a worship minister for the Akron ministry for some time. Having recieved my resume, along with some other circumstances, he decided to go ahead and explore this possibility. The whole campus ministry search has been quite frustrating. It's never fun to get rejected. It's even less fun to not even get a real shot. In this search so far: 7 openings, 6 resumes sent, 1 never replied for my request to get a job description, 1 took my application ,rejected me, then reopened talks with me, then rejected me again, one said he was going to phone interview me then never talked to me again, one didn't even consider me, sending me a letter telling me the position was filled, one I never heard from again, and one had to postpone thier search until summer. It looked like I wasn't going to get a campus ministry. I even said a few days ago that it was going to take a miracle for me to get one now. And interestingly, that miracle may have started in January. Now, a lot still has to happen. The board doesn't even know about this. But, God is good. I'm speechless. posted
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