Authority does not equal competency.
There is an appropriate way to use your story, not as an excuse but as a testimony to God's ability to free you from the past.
Leadership is about uncertainty. Deal with it
Nothing is more honoring to your heavenly Father than making life decisions based upon what he has claimed about himself.
We ask our volunteers, "Do you work here?" They say, "Not yet."
Your friends will determine the quality and direction of your life.