I still remember that fateful day in spring 2005. I was a junior at Liberty University desperately seeking to land a summer internship as part of my graduation requirements.
I naively believed that being a religion major would make it easy for me to find a local church to extend an internship to me. It proved to be rather difficult—until my Google search landed on The Father’s House, a nondenominational church in Norcross, Georgia.
I had no previous affiliation with the church, but my desire to graduate outweighed my fear of rejection. I picked up the phone and called. What happened next would positively change my life forever.
On the other end of the call was the Rev. Dean Nelson. I explained my situation, and he graciously entertained my request. Little did I know that he was looking for an intern that summer while I was looking for an internship. After numerous…
