It is my privilege to serve on the Development Team of Cross Over Ministry, a non-denominational, Christian-based organization that serves the needs of the uninsured in the Richmond, Virginia metropolitan area. The mission of Cross Over Ministry is “To provide health care, promote wellness and connect the talents and resources of the community with those in need in the name of Jesus Christ.”
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I recently got an e-mail from a former student who was in the middle of an interview process with a congregation for a pastoral staff position. She’d gotten news from the church that the senior pastor, who’d been involved in the search process conversations, had just announced his resignation (he was moving on to another congregation). The congregation plans on hiring an “intentional interim†but also wants to go ahead with the search process for the staff position. My former student is in the midst of a dilemma. Does she accept the call and the risk or does she pull out of the interview process?
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Let’s begin with a confession: All I ever wanted to be was a Sunday School teacher. Not that my earliest experiences with Sunday School were positive ones. Actually, I can’t remember a single teacher from those early years when my family’s interactions with churches were – - well, inconsistent.Â
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