My First Days As a Pastor

I’ve had three first days as a pastor in three different churches.

Day One

On my first day ever I was 24. I moved into my office, arranged my books, and sat down at my desk. I had longed for this day and couldn’t believe it had arrived. The church was small, but I had big plans. I’d already begun to redesign the logo, and I’d started plans to blitz the community to tell them a new pastor was in town.

Where to begin?

I couldn’t believe that a church trusted me enough to call me as pastor. I ha...