Category: Allegheny Intern ’03

Today ended my first week of interning. It was a good, but exhausting, culmination to my week. I was up at 5:40 to be at Antrim by 7:00 and did not leave Antrim until 12:10. I played the music for the traditional service twice, once for practice and once during the service. Then I played…

Today I helped Tom build a stage for the drums and helped add guitar chords to some hymns. In the afternoon I got to spend time with James at Chill Point. Chill Point is an outreach of Antrim. They pick kids up after school and let them come and just have fun.

Today I was all over the place. I went out for donuts, I worked with James on a sermon he is preparing, I worked with Tom on setting up the stage and preparing the music for Sunday, and I worked with Carmen on setting up a projector, then met with her and her group of…

I spent today with youth pastor, James Reaves. I had a great time talking with him about my motivations for ministry as well as some of the hardships inherent in ministry. We talked about the need for accountability, prayer, and a willingness to spend time with those to whom you are ministering. One of the…

This morning I worked with Karmen Reed and another intern. We brainstormed decorating possibilities for a camping theme. We also set up a behavior reward system to be used over the summer. I was introduced to Antrim’s child protection program. Their willingness to go to extra length to protect the children impressed me. I spent…