At age 50, Rev. Bill Weisenbach made a major life pivot when he left his post as Vice President of New York Seminary to become the sole pastor of a small church in an historic Hudson Valley town. Looking back after almost 30 years, Bill reflects on the shift from teaching and administration to serving on the front lines of his field as a parish minister, and how his mantra, “Hold your truth lightly”, serves him well in these times.

Topics include:

• How a volunteer substitute gig gave him the courage to seek out a new path;
• The value of a professional peer group when working alone
• Sticking to self-imposed schedules as key to success and growth
• The importance of family and spousal buy-in to major life changes
• Being happy with a major life change, even when it means a pay cut
• And much more

The Rev. Dr. William Weisenbach is a Presbyterian Minister. He served as Senior Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Katonah, NY, from which he retired in 2012. Before serving in Katonah, Dr. Weisenbach pastored the Presbyterian Church in Cold Spring, NY. Before entering parish ministry he served for twenty-four years on the faculty of New York Theological Seminary as Academic Vice President and Professor of Practical Theology. Dr. Weisenbach holds a Doctor of Ministry and a Doctor of Divinity degree. During his career at the seminary, the largest inter-racial school of its kind in the nation, Dr. Weisenbach taught hundreds of gifted students, including those at Sing Sing prison.

Resources:

Michael Green (wikipedia page)

New York Theological Seminary