Congratulations

My friend David has reached a milestone on his path toward becoming and ordained Lutheran pastor. David, who completed his approval essay early in the Fall, just completed his Approval Panel - getting through the ordeal with flying colors. (To read about how the process works, and how close to the end David is, see my description of the process). David still has to get through the grueling assignment process, which hopefully he isn't stressing about yet. So stop by and offer him your words congratulation for this step and encouragement for the rest of his journey.