Alumni Career Snapshots

Marcella Glass
 

Employer Name  

 Student in  Masters of Divinity program

 

Employer  Website

Job Title  

Major and Class Year

BA History/International Studies (European)-1991

Additional education

Columbia Theological Seminary

Briefly describe what you do   

Student working on a Masters of Divinity to become a pastor in the Presbyterian Church (USA)

What other jobs have you had?

Director of Youth Ministries, various Presbyterian churches

What are the key skills, abilities, and personal qualities necessary to succeed in this type of work?  

organization, faith, love of youth, sense of spontaneity

What do you enjoy most about your current position?  

I feel blessed to be able to study and be in conversation about my faith with others.

Most important/valuable lesson or activity in college that impacted your career  

Seeing God's grace offered to me in the kindness of Trinity students, faculty and administration during a difficult period in my life.

What advice for someone entering this field?

Set good boundaries for your time. Remember that if you are too busy for God, you are too busy.

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