Wasn't sure what the timing was supposed to be on the firefighter/ churchplanter dream. Sometimes God moves quickly at other times it seems he moves slow.
Just found this old blog from my ancient myspace account. It's referring to my part time/ paid on call firefighter position with the city of Oak Harbor.
Sunday, May 06, 2007
 | Firefighter/EMT
Yeehaw! I did it. Still have to get the "official" test results back but as of Saturday I'm now a firefighter/emt. Before I began the process I thought it would be a piece of cake. Towards the end it got pretty difficult. It took all my focus to complete it these last few weeks. It was probably because a couple of us enrolled in an EMT class during the last three weeks of Fire Academy. Bad idea. But I'd do it again if I had to start over. Some of you might remember that one of my goals has been to develop another career that God could use for a "tentmaking" opportunity in planting churches. I really felt God's hand these last three months preparing for this path. I never thought I'd be a firefighter if you'd asked me a few years ago but it's awesome and I love it. I've had several training moments that caused me to think about my motivation and whether I'd be willing to give my life for a stranger. It's easy to say you'd do that but to enter a career field where you could potentially face that decision any day seems quite different. I couldn't continue to be a firefighter and not pass this decision. It would be an ethical delimma for me to seek a firefighter position and not be willing to risk my life for another. Firefighting has really strengthened my resolve to plant churches. Church planting isn't just a game or the "cool" thing to do in church ministry. Now the stakes are higher. Brought a whole new meaning to John 15:12-14. |
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