More About Me:
I
was born in TN (Hendersonville), and went to college in TN (Carson-Newman
College); I was raised in Kentucky (Lexington), and am glad to get back to my
“roots.” I was blessed to attend Covenant Seminary, where I got a Master
of Arts in Educational Ministry and interned with the children’s ministry at
the Kirk of the Hills Presbyterian Church. After seminary, I moved to Myrtle
Beach, SC and worked at Surfside Presbyterian Church as the Director of
Children’s Ministry. While living in South Carolina, I developed a love
(addiction?) for sweet tea, a tolerance for the beach (why is there SO MUCH
sand?!), and a deep passion for seeing the families at Surfside grow in the grace
and knowledge of Jesus Christ.
I
love bluegrass & folk music, and think they are best enjoyed with a chai
latte and a good friend. I’ll try just about any food once (if it’s
weird, just don’t tell me what it is beforehand!). I love antiques. Some
Saturday afternoons, I just get in my car and drive without a destination in
mind. I’m trying (slowly, but surely) to put together my family’s
genealogy. I love to write—from poetry, to prose, to curriculum. I
have a very spoiled, but also very adorable, golden retriever named
Bennett. I love photography, and story-telling through pictures.
Some
strange facts about me: I lived in China for two years after college—while
there, I got to be on the radio and t.v., rode an elephant through the jungles
in Thailand, and trekked to a monastery tucked in the mountains of Tibet.
I met Macauley Culkin in the orthodontist’s office when I was in the 6th
grade. I’ve had breakfast with an orangutan. I hate listening to
people brush their teeth. I broke my arm in three places playing Capture
the Flag.
My
favorite passage in Scripture comes from John’s “vision” in Revelation.
It’s such a beautiful picture of what every human heart aches and longs for,
and I just love how Sally Lloyd-Jones’s paraphrases it in The Jesus Storybook
Bible: “And the King says, ‘Look! God and his children are together
again. No more running away. Or hiding. No more crying or
being lonely or afraid. No more being sick or dying. Because all
those things are gone. Yes, they’re gone forever. Everything sad
has come untrue.” (Revelation 21:1-4)
Jennifer Cronk
Director of
Children’s Ministries
Grace
Evangelical Church
Germantown, TN
901-756-7444 x
1201 (Office)
Jennifer@GraceEvan.org
(Email)