Northminster Presbyterian ChurchToday (Sunday) is officially my last day as an unemployed person! Heh heh…

Tomorrow I start my position as pastor of Northminster Presbyterian Church! I can’t believe the time has finally come! I’m full of all kinds of emotions, but mostly excitement and nervousness.

I’m excited for a bunch of reasons. This church has so much potential and I can’t wait to see what God will do in the coming years. I’m also excited because this will be a brand new experience for me as head of staff. I’m excited because I get to preach every Sunday–and I love preaching (not that there won’t be times that I’ll wish I could take a break now and then…)! I’m excited to see this church grow. And I’m excited to get to know some great new people (for those of you from Northminster who are reading this, this is what you call “flattery”).

But I’m also a little nervous. Nervous about taking on this responsibility–and it’s a huge responsibility to take on the leadership of a congregation. Nervous about, well, all the same stuff I’m excited about: about this new experience, about preaching every Sunday, about whether or not the church will grow (though I believe it will), about the new people that I’ll meet.

I think it’s about 70-30: 70% excited, 30% nervous. But I’m geared up and good to go! And I would definitely appreciate your prayers…