Why do I grind stumps?

If you had asked me 3 years ago what I’d be doing now, my answer certainly wouldn’t have been this. My journey into ministry began only a few years ago with a residency in church planting at Rising Hope in Muncie, Indiana. In 2020, I began learning what it takes to start a church. We were living in a parsonage and gearing up to try to plant a church in the next year or so. Covid happened just 3 months after the start of that residency, which really put a damper on things. Things seemed to come to a screeching halt, which left my wife and I to wonder, what could be next for us? I definitely had a very meaningful experience at Rising Hope, but it wasn’t enough to make me feel comfortable planting a church somewhere on my own just yet.

Nearing the end of that one year residency, my district superintendent made me aware of a small church in Huntington looking for a pastor, and he felt I’d be the right fit. It’d be a learning experience, but they were only looking for someone part time. I wasn’t sure about it until my Dad mentioned to me about getting me in on the business. He wasn’t expecting much in return. He’d buy my way in and let me use our brand and I’d pay him a percentage of what I make. That was where it all started. By March of 2021, I was preaching every Sunday and grinding on the weekdays. After doing it for two years, I realize how much I love it. I can think of no better way to be out in the community getting to know people I otherwise wouldn’t have met.

​Trevor