{"id":7062,"date":"2026-03-04T11:35:55","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/?p=7062"},"modified":"2026-03-04T11:43:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T16:43:36","slug":"termination-contemplations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/2026\/termination-contemplations\/","title":{"rendered":"Termination Contemplations"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7062\" class=\"elementor elementor-7062\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-22bcc44 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"22bcc44\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9027d9\" data-id=\"e9027d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef302b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ef302b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In May of 2025, I was stunned to receive an email from my university\u2019s human resources department informing me that I was at risk of being laid off.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07195bf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07195bf\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d4dfef\" data-id=\"7d4dfef\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-766ec8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"766ec8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"m_1857392853683803711mcePastedContent\">Even though I knew that my institution was facing some tough financial challenges, I hadn\u2019t really expected to face layoffs (or what we British term \u201credundancy\u201d) myself.<\/p><p class=\"m_1857392853683803711mcePastedContent\">Over the next few days, I went through a roller-coaster of emotions. The first was shock. We don\u2019t have a US-style tenure system in the UK, but once an academic has been given a permanent contract, it is rare to lose one\u2019s job. I was angry that university managers had gotten us into this position. I was also confused \u2013 I had thought that God had called me to the academic vocation. Had I gotten that wrong?<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Lord, I Love This Job<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"m_1857392853683803711mcePastedContent\">Most of all, I was sad. After being summoned to a meeting where my options were starkly explained (go voluntarily, or face compulsory layoff with a smaller payout) I went back to my office, locked the door, and sobbed: \u201cLord, I love this job and I don\u2019t want to lose it; but you are Lord, eternal and unchanging, and I trust you. Thank you for being with me. Amen.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"m_1857392853683803711mcePastedContent\">A lifesaver at that time was the faculty\/staff Christian network we had set up that year. I shared a prayer request on our WhatsApp group, and discovered that one of the other members was also facing redundancy. \u00a0<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>The Turning Point<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"m_1857392853683803711mcePastedContent\">We met up over dinner and reflected together on Psalm 8. David exclaims, \u201cO Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!\u201d and expresses wonder that such a mighty God should care about humans, making them just \u201ca little lower than the angels.\u201d<\/p><blockquote>This was the turning point. We helped each other look beyond our own problems and trust the great God who had called us to be scholars in the first place.<\/blockquote><p class=\"m_1857392853683803711mcePastedContent\">I was able to share this with lots of colleagues, most of whom were not Christians, who messaged me with concern over what was happening.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Learning to Trust<\/strong><\/p><p class=\"m_1857392853683803711mcePastedContent\">I replied saying that I was obviously upset, but:<\/p><p class=\"m_1857392853683803711mcePastedContent\">\u201cI\u2019ve found a lot of strength by reflecting on a passage from the New Testament, St Paul\u2019s letter to the church in Galatia, where he writes, \u2018I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I that live, but Christ lives in me: and the life which I now live I live by faith in the\u00a0Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.\u2019 (Galatians 2:20)<\/p><p class=\"m_1857392853683803711mcePastedContent\">I know that my future \u2013 including work \u2013 is in the hands of a God who loves me and knows me, and that means I am hopeful, whatever the outcome of this process.\u201d<\/p><p class=\"m_1857392853683803711mcePastedContent\">In the end, I did not lose my job and am grateful for that. But I am also grateful that in this process God taught me to trust him. It\u2019s essential to remember that our confidence is not in our own reputation, prowess, sense of calling, or academic institution, but in our loving heavenly Father.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section data-particle_enable=\"false\" data-particle-mobile-disabled=\"false\" class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19813ab elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19813ab\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6571364\" data-id=\"6571364\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c6af46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5c6af46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/campus.cru.org\/faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/652\/2026\/03\/unnamed-2026-03-04T114134.141.jpg?w=147\" title=\"unnamed &#8211; 2026-03-04T114134.141\" alt=\"unnamed - 2026-03-04T114134.141\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dbdbea7\" data-id=\"dbdbea7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f813432 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f813432\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Nick Megoran<\/strong><\/p><p>School of Geography, Politics and Sociology<\/p><p>Newcastle University, UK<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In May of 2025, I was stunned to receive an email from my university\u2019s human resources department informing me that I was at risk of being laid off. 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