After spending 16 years in government-related jobs, Alan Felton gave up an income of about $90,000 to return to school in 2010. He quit his job in North Carolina's department of revenue and moved his wife and two teenagers from a 4,000-square-foot home to a 1,800-square-foot parsonage while he was attending a seminary.
Like many people who decide to start a second career in middle age, Mr. Felton saw a chance to pursue an interest closer to his heart. Now 46, he is preparing to graduate from Duke Divinity School in May and sees his age as an advantage. While finishing his masters of divinity, he has worked for a small Methodist church with 50 parishioners and moved on to a church of 300.
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