By April Yamasaki
When I was called to serve as an interim pastor, I had a Master of Christian Studies degree, some experience preaching, teaching, and being involved in congregational life, but no particular pastoral experience. The church’s senior pastor had left abruptly the year before, and the church had been searching for new leadership without success.
So the church asked me to serve while they continued to search, and the conference minister in my denomination agreed to meet with me periodically during that interim time. To my surprise, God took me from not at all thinking about pastoral ministry to being curious and then excited about what I might learn and contribute to the church during the next number of months.
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