This summer I turn 62. How can that be? It seems like just last summer I was an eight-year-old kid playing outside with Billy, Johnny, Paul, and Mark. Where have the years gone?
Moving Toward “Semi-Retiring”
I mention this as a basis for today’s post. I’ve shared with a few folks—and today I share publicly—that I’m moving toward “semi-retiring.” Effective mid-year 2021, I’ll be cutting my hours a bit at Faith Bible Seminary and passing along the role of Academic Dean to another team member. I’ll continue as Dean of Students and Professor of Biblical Counseling. I’m working with our seminary president and the rest of our team to transition further as I move toward fewer hours each year.
I’ll also continue in my own RPM Ministries roles of writing, speaking, and consulting—but by choice I am doing much less traveling and speaking. What I am doing is more pro bono soul care for ministry folks—pastors, elders, deacons, missionaries, Christian educators, and biblical counselors.
This is a large part of what I want to do in “semi-retirement”—minister to ministers.
“What Are You Gonna’ Do When You Retire?”
Recently, someone who had heard about my “downshifting” my hours of paid
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