My call began in the walls of my childhood church and was nurtured by my teachers and pastors. My call to work with young people and their families was developed by opportunities to lead. My call to ordained ministry was encouraged by others and gifted by God where it grew in me. My fifteen years of working in churches has continued to affirm my passion and love for the mission and ministry of the church both local and universal. During some of those years, I served six local congregations as a student and licensed pastor where my call to Word and Sacrament became rooted and intertwined into who I am. God grants new life and determined growth. This call is who I am and my God-given call cannot be removed by theology that says I’m incompatible. It has found root, and it will grow.