Like many answering the call to ministry, I am a mid-life career changer… having worked for a couple of decades in both the non-profit and corporate worlds. My last pre-ministry job was as the Director of Learning for a Manhattan multimedia firm, teaching Fortune 500 clients web and multimedia design. After sitting with a colleague for several hours on 9/11, I decided to return to school and to say yes to God. There are only so many years one can play the Jonah!!!
I completed my BA at Hunter College in 2005, double majoring in English (Language, Literature and Criticism with a focus on Medieval to Renaissance British Literature) and Studio Art. I received Honors in English and the degree was summa cum laude…
In June 2008 I graduated from Harvard Divinity School with a Master in Divinity degree. It was an amazing experience, and I was blessed to study with great scholars. I did quite a bit of work in scripture scholarship and theology, depending on my field education experiences to build my pastoral skills. To that end I completed four different internships in college, clinical and congregational settings. After serving a year as an Associate Pastor of a Central Pennsylvania congregation, I sought a call where I might best use my gifts, especially preaching. In June of 2011 I will begin serving as Minister of Sayville Congregational United Church of Christ on Long Island.
I enjoy the arts, sports, the beach… and this amazing crazy inspiring body we call the church! Like so many, I struggle to live with integrity in a world of false values and temptation, and pray that my sermons and ramblings might, at times, help others on their path.
Blessings
Gary
