One of my clients was thrust into a leadership role when her senior pastor abruptly resigned—right in the middle of a huge organizational transition process. Not only was the church in the midst of change, but now they were without their designated leader. My client, who had been one of the associate pastors, was being asked to shepherd the church through a very uncertain season. Frankly, most of the people in the pew assumed that she would be a placeholder for a few days until a “real” interim pastor could be found. To her, it didn’t matter whether she was the associate pastor, the interim
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