With God’s help, in 2001 I graduated from The Center for Biblical Studies Institute and Seminary in the Philippines. That same year I received a call to pastor the congregation where I previously did my internship. The year 2021 therefore marks my twentieth year in the ministry. Throughout my life as a pastor, I […]

During the course of my ministry, I have often been asked by elders a question about what might be termed “pastoral tenure.” The question often arises within the context of a church’s vacancy and its search for the names of ministers to whom the congregation might extend a call. In the course of their search […]

My name is Tess Van Dyk. I am from Kalamazoo, Michigan, and attend Covenant United Reformed Church in Kalamazoo. I have always been in a Christian atmosphere, having gone to Kalamazoo Christian school since preschool; I will be going into my senior year at Kalamazoo Christian High School. This past week I attended the Reformed […]