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Thursday, March 10, 2005
Letter of Resignation
In honor of today being the one year anniversary of my resignation from my last ministry, here is the goodbye letter to the volunteers...
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In the summer of 2000 I traveled to Dallas with a mission to attend Seminary and a dream to work in ministry. Having recently completed undergraduate study, I could not have imagined what the Lord had in store for me. Not long after arriving, I connected with [our church] and the rest is history. This church brought me on staff and gave me opportunity to both grow in my gifts and learn the practical side of ministry. Three-and-a-half years later I am amazed at what God has done in my life and in our ministry.
On a professional level: Our volunteer staff has almost tripled. We added the 'First In Last Out' newsletter which eventually evolved into [a website], the top church media volunteer website in the country [at this time]. We had the opportunity to study together in several Bible studies and worship together in hundreds of services. Our production load has doubled (if not tripled) and we’ve continued to produce more video content for worship services and other ministries. We’ve added support for [the Singles service], [Wednesday night services], and other events as well as dramatically increasing the graphical content used in the Worship Center. When I came on staff, we were producing several VHS tapes a week for sale in the Resource Center and elsewhere; now our weekly average well exceeds a hundred. Over the past three years we’ve added the Baptist Hour, FamilyNet, and Hallmark to our broadcast ministry and seen a tremendous increase in viewer response as well as the number of lives reached by the ministry. We’ve won several Telly and Digital Communicator awards for video production and had our work serve as an example and inspiration to churches around the country. Thousands have come to saving faith through events like Team Impact, YEC, Elevate, DCF, Sunrise at the Stadium, HOP, Harvest, multiple concerts and countless other events.
On a personal level: I’ve completed my Master’s program and graduated from Dallas Theological Seminary. A year ago, through the work of [our Teaching Pastor] and the blessing of the Pastoral committee, I was ordained to ministry. Since that time the Lord has continued to work in my heart and life.
But these successes are only the tip of the iceberg, as it were. [Our church media department]stands on the edge of making even greater accomplishments and reaching even higher heights. The future looks excellent and God is most assuredly still pouring out his blessings on this ministry.
That is why it is so difficult for me to hereby announce the resignation of my position as Worship Producer effective Friday, March 26th, 2004.
The Lord has abundantly blessed me and given great fruitfulness to my ministry here, but I have recently sensed His effectual fervent calling of me to other ministry opportunities. I will be honest and say that at this point I am not sure what the next step will be, I only know that He has made it abundantly clear that my work here is complete.
This has been the most gut-rending and heart-wrenching decision of my life. You have all become my second family. But over the last year I have felt the Lord impressing upon my heart to exercise the other spiritual gifts He has given, but which were not required to fulfill the responsibilities of my current position. I long for the opportunity to teach and preach, counsel, and fulfill more of the duties of the office that I believe I was ordained for. As much as it pains me to admit the fact, I am first and foremost guided by my pastor’s heart and second a passion for the proper and effective use of media in ministry.
And finally, this season of ministry has drained me. The rigors of full-time school for three years, and more than a full-time workload have emptied me of both my spiritual and physical resources. While I can truly say that I have given my all, I must also admit that I have no more to give. This realization, combined with my love for you, has necessitated that I make my exit sooner rather than later.
But this is in no way goodbye! You hold a special place in my heart and I will always cherish the wonderful times of ministry and success that we have together accomplished. I look forward to staying in contact with many of you, and you can count on my continued support for the media ministry through prayer and any other opportunity the Lord might see fit to provide.
Just as assuredly as I feel the Lord has prepared me for this transition, I feel as well that He has prepared the department for it. It is my hope that you will notice very little change or turmoil during transition and I know that the Lord will raise up others to carry the banners that I now leave behind. As Paul said of his replacement in 1 Cor. 16:10, “When Timothy comes, treat him with respect. He is doing the Lord’s work, just as I am. Don’t let anyone despise him. Send him on his way with your blessings.”
May God continue to richly bless [this church], the Media Ministry, and you,
Your co-laborer in Christ,
Kevin M. Young
posted by Kevin at 3/10/2005 09:36:00 PM
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