With my first full week completed in the office, I came home and told Jamie it was not going to work. My heart sank as the few weeks went by and I realized how incompatible my leadership was with the staff. Looking back on the interview process, I'm constantly thinking of the red flags I ignored, the right questions I didn't ask, or maybe I was just so eager to get back to work, I was willing to sacrifice a lot of things to do what I love doing the most. I am a leader who loves building teams and equipping people to succeed.
I agreed with the the staff that it was not going to be a long term situation given the boundaries I had to play in, so I was let go.
Now, Jamie and I are on the job hunt yet again. Jamie applied for jobs in Palm Beach County and back in Georgia as well. I've been looking but a bit of joy has been sucked out of me so I'm still in limbo of whether to take a ministry position or try something completely different outside of paid ministry.
I did get a lead on a job in Abu Dhabi, UAE where we just came from. We had visited while we were in the city for a few weeks. United to United once again? We have about a month of financial resources to figure that out.
