Love and Service

Ministry is about love and service.  Love alone, while a wonderful sentiment is not enough to transform the world.  Service alone, can become drudgery.  Ministry is living in the space where love and service come together.  That has been my call to ministry, and it has been the shining light of my life for two decades.  Ministry fulfills me because I get to witness great moments of people’s lives birth and death, marriage and divorce, and pain and despair.  It also allows me to bring a sense of hope and peace to the more mundane moments that can seem far away from the mission of the church, but nevertheless support its work.

I have been blessed to serve four wonderful congregations as minister.  In those years I have cried through memorial services and danced at wedding receptions.  I have become a parent and eagerly want to hear what my children have learned from their RE classes; as all parents do.  I look forward to carrying my call to ministry into a new congregation.  I am so appreciative of your interest in me and my work, and look forward to getting to know your church better.

May your journey of discernment be a fruitful one no matter where it takes you.

Rev. Dr. Joshua Snyder