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Paul Jentz is blessed by God to BE a blessing…He is an ENFJ...Was baptized by his grandpa, AM Beck...Growing up, lived at 1128 N. Park in Fairmont, MN which was next door to Grandpa and Grandma Beck (I could see them eating ice cream at their kitchen table at night before they went to bed), across the street from Lincoln School (kids gathered at our house to play dodgeball, flag football, tennis and on the monkey bars), across the street from Nolte's Grocery Store (after school I was able to charge a snack to my parents' account) and 1 block from Immanuel Lutheran Church (Grandpa Beck took me there to ring the church bells)...Attended Immanuel Lutheran School and St. Paul's Lutheran School...Was confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in 1971 and was confirmed with a class of 51...Took 6 years of piano lessons from Mrs. Elvira Wrede and played trumpet...Witnessed a classmate fatally struck with a weighted tip lawn dart at a parochial school picnic at Gomsrud Park...Traveled to Hawaii and marched with the Fairmont High School Band in the King Kamehameha Day parade, taking first place in the marching band competition...Worked at Sandi's, Sherwin-Williams, an irrigation farm for Stokely Van Camp and made airline food at Armour's...Graduated from Fairmont High School Summa Cum Laude...Traveled to 5 continents - North America, Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa… Visited 49 states - lacking only Oregon...Obtained a BA from Luther College with a double major in Speech Communications and Political Science… Sang in Nordic Choir at Luther College and performed for the King of Norway and at Carnegie Hall …Obtained an MDIV from Concordia Seminary…Vicared at Zion Lutheran in Anchorage, AK…Lived abroad - Missionary for 3 years in Papua New Guinea where I was the first white skin that that some of the native people met…Associate Pastor at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Solon, OH for 5 years… Owned a home in Twinsburg, OH...Engaged to a mafia princess…Associate Pastor at Cross of Christ Lutheran Church in Desoto, TX… During my time at Cross of Christ I was the Circuit Counselor, the first KLIF Radio Station "Pastor of the Week", was on the board for Lutheran Social Services of the South, and was the visionary for LINC (Lutheran Intercity Network of Congregations)...Owned a home in Cedar Hill, TX...Witnessed a murder …Worked as a life insurance salesman for New York Life, as a 9th Grade Teacher for Desoto ISD, as a Marketing Ambassador and Recruiter for EDS, as a Research Study Coordinator for UT Southwestern, as a healthcare senior recruiter at Baylor Scott & White and at Commonspirit Health... Owned a condo in Dallas, TX...Gay…Received 3 awards from the LGBT Community – Tastemaker Award, Hero of the Community Award, and the Nancy Caldwell Community Service Award...71% Germanic - 12% England, Wales, Western Europe - 8% Baltic States - 6% Swedish - 3% Norwegian…Paul is a member of King of Glory Lutheran Church (ELCA) and was a member of Parish Care, Church Council, Lead Pastor Call Committee, the Luther Center of North Texas Board, core committee for Dallas Area Interfaith, Thrivent Benevolence Committee, Small Group Ministry, and served on the teacher team for the Adult Faith Formation classes
