I’m so very sorry. He has something amazing for you ahead.
I too had to leave my job over a year ago now, and it made no sense. I had planned to retire from there. But when I look at all God has done since then, it blows my mind. He needed me diving into His learnings for hours, writing full time, getting the heaven book out (now being translated into other languages too!), speaking for Him, praying for others and teaching. He added starting a nonprofit and finishing up the advanced abuse recovery curriculum I started. lol!
There were key people in my process that also kept saying weird things like “I don’t know what God has for you but it is going to be amazing…” I just kept shaking my head! How? Why? When? And trusting Him, of course.
I am feeling the same for you right now. We are in the last season, my friend, and He is equipping and sending His troops to pave the way. We are to bring more and more to Him, expanding His Kingdom widely. I will be praying for you as you discern and step forward. Know that He’s got you and all those concerns, whether financial or relational or whatever—He knows of and plans to provide as you bury yourself deeply into Him. 🙏
I bear witness to your contribution to this academic community at Evangel. Students spoke highly of you and I am saddened by this decision. You are a viable candidate for European and African seminaries and universities, if you consider the international route for remote learning. Our loss will be their gain.
Bro so sorry about the job! It seems to be the common theme I’m seeing at almost all AG universities. Your book was like a glass of cold water to my soul!! I would love to connect again sometime. I’m praying for you right now.
I will never admit or confess to being an intellectual.
In truth, I’m slow, but I’m worth waiting for…
I won’t lie, though it makes me highly frustrated and angry. The way people are treated sometimes, including yourself in these so-called Christian institutions.
Seems to me that Christian politics is just as ugly as democratic politics.
But again, I’m just a man with eyes that see.
I love you, Dr. Joseph Lear.
I’ve seen your heart for years and it’s just a shame and a disappointment that others haven’t.
I pray now that you are led by our dear Papa to the place that you belong.
I pray that you would overcome through any hurt or pain this has caused you.
You are a good man. And I honor and respect you deeply.
I'm very sorry to hear the news about your position with EU. For the record, I have considered you one of the bright spots at my alma mater, and in A/G world more generally, and I have promoted your substack on my own.
As to what that marketing-speak (possibly generated by AI?) actually means, maybe it's "Now that someone has built an online education system that works, we're going to hand it over to the regular on-site faculty and make them learn how to run it as part of what we already pay them for, even though they may not be as tech-savvy."
Having interpreted many a sermon from English to Spanish (and a decent number in the other direction) for other preachers, the few times I have been called on to preach in a context where both languages are needed to cover the entire audience, I have always interpreted for myself. I'm quite persnickety about precision in translation, and don't want to get distracted and lose my place because of disagreeing with the translation choice of the person interpreting me.
Joseph Lear, I am a past student of yours, and having just heard about this news breaks my heart! You were my favorite professor I had, you had such a love and passion not only for the students, but also for the curriculum. May the Lord be with you during these times!
Brenton is such a sharp dude. He asked me to team up with him for a breakout session on intergenerational ministry dynamics earlier this year at a leadership summit for the SoCal Network. Small world!
And man, I will pray for you this morning. Being let go is so disorienting. God has great plans for you and He's never taken by surprise. We're in the middle of a huge life transition right now too, so I get some of the feelings of change and detachment, just from a different angle. You're gonna crush whatever's ahead!
I’m so very sorry. He has something amazing for you ahead.
I too had to leave my job over a year ago now, and it made no sense. I had planned to retire from there. But when I look at all God has done since then, it blows my mind. He needed me diving into His learnings for hours, writing full time, getting the heaven book out (now being translated into other languages too!), speaking for Him, praying for others and teaching. He added starting a nonprofit and finishing up the advanced abuse recovery curriculum I started. lol!
There were key people in my process that also kept saying weird things like “I don’t know what God has for you but it is going to be amazing…” I just kept shaking my head! How? Why? When? And trusting Him, of course.
I am feeling the same for you right now. We are in the last season, my friend, and He is equipping and sending His troops to pave the way. We are to bring more and more to Him, expanding His Kingdom widely. I will be praying for you as you discern and step forward. Know that He’s got you and all those concerns, whether financial or relational or whatever—He knows of and plans to provide as you bury yourself deeply into Him. 🙏
I’m so appreciative of your kind words and prayers. I’m looking forward to the fruit the Spirit will bear through all this.
I bear witness to your contribution to this academic community at Evangel. Students spoke highly of you and I am saddened by this decision. You are a viable candidate for European and African seminaries and universities, if you consider the international route for remote learning. Our loss will be their gain.
Thanks you 🙏🙏🙏 I’m open to whatever God has for me
Bro so sorry about the job! It seems to be the common theme I’m seeing at almost all AG universities. Your book was like a glass of cold water to my soul!! I would love to connect again sometime. I’m praying for you right now.
mad respect for you, man. Thanks for your kindness.
I will never admit or confess to being an intellectual.
In truth, I’m slow, but I’m worth waiting for…
I won’t lie, though it makes me highly frustrated and angry. The way people are treated sometimes, including yourself in these so-called Christian institutions.
Seems to me that Christian politics is just as ugly as democratic politics.
But again, I’m just a man with eyes that see.
I love you, Dr. Joseph Lear.
I’ve seen your heart for years and it’s just a shame and a disappointment that others haven’t.
I pray now that you are led by our dear Papa to the place that you belong.
I pray that you would overcome through any hurt or pain this has caused you.
You are a good man. And I honor and respect you deeply.
🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I'm very sorry to hear the news about your position with EU. For the record, I have considered you one of the bright spots at my alma mater, and in A/G world more generally, and I have promoted your substack on my own.
You’re very kind
As to what that marketing-speak (possibly generated by AI?) actually means, maybe it's "Now that someone has built an online education system that works, we're going to hand it over to the regular on-site faculty and make them learn how to run it as part of what we already pay them for, even though they may not be as tech-savvy."
Having interpreted many a sermon from English to Spanish (and a decent number in the other direction) for other preachers, the few times I have been called on to preach in a context where both languages are needed to cover the entire audience, I have always interpreted for myself. I'm quite persnickety about precision in translation, and don't want to get distracted and lose my place because of disagreeing with the translation choice of the person interpreting me.
Persnickety is one of the best words in the English language.
But ironically, I don’t know a good Spanish word for that off the top of my head.
Joseph Lear, I am a past student of yours, and having just heard about this news breaks my heart! You were my favorite professor I had, you had such a love and passion not only for the students, but also for the curriculum. May the Lord be with you during these times!
Thanks for the kind words, Nathan. It’s a privilege to know you, and I hope our paths cross again soon
Sorry about the job loss. Praying you land somewhere quickly.
Thanks so much for the prayer. I’ll definitely take it 😊
Joseph - Thank you for all your work and excellence. You’re a gift to the church. I’m so sorry to read this. I’m praying for you and Holly.
I’ll take your prayers. I’ve heard God listens to you.
Joseph - so sorry to hear this. Praying for your path forward and that Jesus would be near in the time of unknown!
Thanks so much. Wanna start a radio program together?
Could the speakers of the world even handle that?
We’d blow out every subwoofer the techies have to offer 😮💨
That’s tough news! Thinking of you and praying a good next step opens up soon.
Brenton is such a sharp dude. He asked me to team up with him for a breakout session on intergenerational ministry dynamics earlier this year at a leadership summit for the SoCal Network. Small world!
And man, I will pray for you this morning. Being let go is so disorienting. God has great plans for you and He's never taken by surprise. We're in the middle of a huge life transition right now too, so I get some of the feelings of change and detachment, just from a different angle. You're gonna crush whatever's ahead!
I’ll pray for you right back. Thanks for your kind words