I Feel Like a Real Pastor

I have been easing into my responsibilities as intern at the church, taking on a little at a time. For the next couple of days, my supervising pastor is gone, so I have taken on even more responsibilities.

Today I led the adult Bible study and helped with the preschool chapel. I spoke to a woman and took her down to a local hotel to help her get a room with one of the vouchers that the church gives out. I interacted with a mentally ill and very unpredictable woman who cannot hang out at the church too long (because of dangerous behavior in the past). I drove half way across town to see a parishioner in the hospital. I even worked on my sermon for Sunday. And for some reason this was the first day I've worn a clergy shirt during the week. It was one of the first days that I felt like a real pastor.