Jeni Grangaard
Jeni Grangaard is currently Pastor at Glyndon Lutheran Church in Glyndon, MN. Follow her on Twitter @jgrangaard or check out her web site here: jfalkmangrangaard.posterous.com. Jeni reviewed re:form Ancestors. The ancestor she identifies with most is Jonah, with a hint of Ruth.
Theological training: Master of Divinity from Luther Seminary
Family: My handsome husband Colin
Voted the re:form contributor most likely to: bake you a birthday cake
Youth ministry superpower: Battleship sinker
3 words that describe you: Wayfarer | Wonder | [rooted in the] World
3 words that describe sparkhouse: Creative | Intelligent | Sparky
On your iPod: Golden Age of Radio (live) by Josh Ritter, Helplessness Blues by Fleet Foxes, Stay Young, Go Dancing by Death Cab for Cutie
Dinner guest: Annie Dillard
Essentials for a youth lock-in…on a desert island: A frisbee, a fishing pole and a sun hat
6-word story: Pastor by day, chef by night.
A favorite theologian quote: Darkness is not dismal. When we sit in the darkness, God is our light. (Abraham Joshua Heschel)
A favorite pop culture figure quote: There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in. (Leonard Cohen)
A favorite quote from your Mom: Study hard, it’s important.
If your Sunday school teacher knew you’d be creating sparkhouse resources, what would she or he say? I see that eating glue sticks has paid off.
Your work on re:form is a success if a youth responded by saying: Can we watch them shoot the duck out of the cannon again?