Reggie and Sharon Smith were jubilant that Sharon was one of the 47 ministerial candidates presented to Synod 2016.
“In 1993, I was presented as a candidate for ministry and [my wife] was on the balcony, and now we’ve reversed it,” said Reggie Smith.
“It took 10 years [to complete my Master of Divinity studies],” said Sharon. “I’ve always been called to ministry since I was a child, and God made it clear to me that he wants me to do it more formally beyond being a pastor’s wife.” She hopes to enter pastoral care ministry and has a heart for pastor’s wives, she said.
Reggie was at synod as president of the Back to God Ministries International board.
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About the Author
Roxanne VanFarowe is a freelance writer who claims both Canadian and American citizenship and grew up in the Christian Reformed Church. She is a member of Blacknall Presbyterian Church in Durham, North Carolina.
