JUNIOR high was a time of dread and wonder, all at the same time. As a transitional period, it was full of ups and downs, homework and fun, firsts, new adventures, and above all, change. Most of us look back on junior high with avoidance…but what does this transitional time in everyone’s life offer us in terms of life lessons? When we are in transitional times, how can looking back help us to move forward toward the future? In All I Know About Ministry…I Learned In Junior High, Dr. Lee Ann B. Marino recounts forty experiences, stories, and encounters that proved to be powerful life lessons in ministry and beyond. Return in time to the mid-1990s as Dr. Marino recalls the beginnings of junior high, school projects, serving on the altar, first dances, first boyfriends, and many other firsts we all experienced during this time frame, recalling how things were perceived, with parallels to the challenges, changes, and issues that she and so many others face in ministry, even today.