UMC Connections

I had an hour phone conversation today, with the director of umc.org He asked me if I’d be interested in a graphic art position. He said something to the effect of…

“We’ve got a PHP guy who is a genius, and he and several others are setting up a database to run websites for UMC churches nationally. We need someone who can put a skin on the site that reflects the effort that’s going into this project.”

He’s an Asbury alum, and so is his wife. He found me via our campus intranet. I’m a member of “LifeShare” – the alumni association. I didn’t mean to be one, just wrote a $50 check to support a scholarship fund in chapel one day. So, because of that, a shortcut was added to my virtual student desktop, with LifeShare news and ads.

So, I thought – what the heck, I’ll post a link to SonSpring.com, and that’s how this guy found out about me. And it’s pretty cool, cuz I’d been thinking, what will Olga & I do for money when we get married?

I told him I’ve still got school to finish, but he said he wants to meet with me and another one of their key people for this national project, who works in town here. I also mentioned the possibility of Estonia. He basically said that because of my ‘vision’ of bringing ministries up to speed w/ technology, he’d like to involve me, regardless of location. Because the UMC is in Estonia too.

He said that they have been talking to several donors, one of which is a billionaire. That’s not to say I’d be making tons of money, but that it would be a position with job security. So, it sounds promising.