Preacher without a pulpit

I finished my seminary internship, completing thirteen months of pastoral ministry at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Asheville in August. Approved for assignment, I am now eligible to receive a letter of call as a pastor in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) following the completion of my MDiv degree this December.

This in-between time is interesting because I formed my identity as a pastor, a preacher and public Christian leader during this past year, but right now I do not have a congregation or a pulpit. For now, my family and I are waiting for what will unfold. It's interesting in this interim to think more fully about the idea that the Holy Spirit forms faith through preaching, that preaching brings a person to Christ and knits them into the body of Christ, and then to think about what preaching looks like outside of ordained ministry.

Meanwhile, here are my last two sermons from St. Mark's.

July 21, 2013
9th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Amos 8:1-12
Colossians 1:15-28
Luke 10:38-42

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August 25, 2013
14th Sunday after Pentecost (Year C)
Jeremiah 1:4-10
Hebrews 12:18-29
Luke 13:10-17

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