August 26, 2010  

An Evangelical Calvinist in Need of Employment or PhD

I usually don’t like to use this blog for this, but I have quite a few readers here, so I thought I would this once. Thanks to all of your prayers it really looks like we have made it through the cancer ordeal (as much as you can “make it through”); I am scheduled to have a CT scan this next Monday (please pray I’m “clean”), and then I was supposed to head back to work (at Toyota [corporate] Portland, OR) next Wednesday. Unfortunately, and I mean, unfortunately, I just found out today that I have been laid off (along with 25 others) — effective this Friday.

I just want to put this out there for prayer, and also as a notice that I am officially looking for employment. If you know of anything, especially ministry oriented (my background would fit best with pastor of evangelism and Christian education) — also if there are any would be sponsors out there, I would really like to earn a PhD in theology, and be a professor, let me know — please let me know. I can send you my resume or CV upon request. We don’t really understand what the LORD is doing, but we do know He is doing something (and only the best). Thank you all!!!

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5 Responses to “An Evangelical Calvinist in Need of Employment or PhD”

  1. Adam Nigh says :

    Hey Bobby, I feel for you and am praying for you. I don’t know of any particular jobs in your area, but Fuller has a pretty awesome career resources site (http://www.fuller.edu/current-students/student-resources/career-services/students.aspx). The top two links on the page are really useful, the top one being Fuller’s own job posting service, and the second one taking you to a bunch of links to other ministry job posting sites. Its a gnarly valley you’ve been walking through the past year or so, but I know God has some majestic mountain peaks up ahead for you. Blessings man.

  2. Steve Scott says :

    Well, Bobby, that totally sucks. As one who was laid off last year and is trying to reinvent everything and whose family has been through the wringer the past few years, I can empathize to a large degree. May I pray?

  3. Bobby Grow says :

    Adam,

    Thanks, I will check that out; thanks for the encouragement!

    Steve,

    Yes you may pray, please :-) ! I will be praying for you and your family too . . . unemployment is no fun (I’ve/we’ve been through a season of this before).

  4. Myk Habets says :

    Hi Bobby and Angela, hey do go online and apply for EVERY scholarship you can find, get refernces from Frost, Matzger and others, and apply, apply, apply. Money is out there in these schools. I will be praying.

  5. Bobby Grow says :

    Thank you, Myk. I’ll have to try, admittedly finding the energy to do all of this right now is very difficult; thank you for the prayers!