I must admit that I am a bit surprised they asked... but God seemed to put us there at the needful time. The former pastor, Glenn Weekley, had been part of asking me to fill in during his treatment and recovery. As I wrote about earlier, he did not recover, and died in early September.

As Donna and I took the day yesterday to pray, we were reminded of how the timing was more than a coincidence... and yesterday I shared with the church leadership that I would serve with them during this transition time.

What is an Interim Teaching Pastor?

Well, basically, it means I will bring the message every Sunday morning. My family and I will be involved in the life of the church, but they have a very capable staff who will actually coordinate the day-to-day ministry.

My job: to listen to the heartbeat of the church and bring God's word each week. They will be searching for a pastor and when they find one, I will be done with my assignment there. Typically, it takes a while in a church like this. (Executive Pastor Bob Landham mentioned "two years" this morning, but it could be more or less.)

For those who might be interested, we will be podcasting (and perhaps vodcasting) the messages so I will share more about that soon.