The folks at Peace Lutheran Church received this letter from me yesterday.
Dear members and friends of Peace Lutheran Church,
I came to serve as the pastor at Peace 10 years ago this November.
In those years much has changed, but one thing has remained constant: God has
been in our midst, guiding this ministry.
Next month my time at Peace will come to an end. Bishop-Elect
Steve Delzer has asked me to come onto his staff full time as the Director for
Evangelical Mission of the Southeastern Minnesota Synod. After much prayer and
discernment I felt called to accept this position, which will retain the area
of 'New Ministries' that I have been covering for the past four years and
expand to include 'Revitalizing Congregations' and 'Stewardship.'
Effective September 15th, 2013, I will resign as pastor of Peace
Lutheran Church to accept a call to serve God in this new way.
God remains in our midst, guiding this ministry. This congregation
has never been about Pastor Peter Reuss. Our focus has been on Jesus...and it
will remain that way. Pastors come and go. God does not.
Every pastor brings different gifts to a congregation. A new
pastor will not be just like me, and that is a good thing. They will come with
their own gifts and talents that God will use to lead the community of faith.
You are in good hands: God's hands.
Since the synod office is in Rochester my family will not be
moving from Eyota (I get to join many of you on the morning commute), but
Shannon, Ben, and I will transfer our membership to a new church home. This is
normal and expected of all pastors who accept new calls. I will likely see many
of you around town, but you will no longer talk to me as 'your pastor.' I will
just be 'Pete, the guy who lives in Eyota,' and if asked about things going on
at Peace I will have no opinion. All this allows Peace to fully look ahead to
the future and not simply to the past.
I thank you all for the support you have shown for me and my
family over these past ten years. You have been a blessing to us in many ways.
May God bless you as you move forward in faith,
Your servant in Christ,
Pastor Pete
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