Awesome pastors

Just to share my excitement...a quick inventory of fun facts about the pastors I get to work with this year. I haven't even spent much time with some of them yet, so there's much more to learn.

And this doesn't even take into account all the other fabulous and fascinating pastors in the area with whom I attend text studies, conference meetings, and other such events. I'm one lucky intern!

Among my seven pastors...

• one started his ministry as a Catholic priest
• one has a passion for social justice and for the church's witness in society
• one has a deep love for the liturgy and its power to communicate something about God and our relationship with God
• one has published a book of devotions and has another book coming out soon
  
• one has fascinating ideas that sound like what you might hear from an "emerging church" leader, even though he's certainly not your stereotypical 20-something hipster
• one is a nurse
  
• one used to do congregational and individual mediation
• one is an avid golfer
• one keeps goats and other such animals
  
• one is a fabulous chef
• one is originally from Norway
• at least two or three of them can polka like pros
• they all have great affection and respect for the people they serve