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\"\"Devyn Chambers Johnson serves as co-pastor of Community Covenant Church in Springfield, Virginia. Devyn, and her husband Ryan, are proud parents to two active young daughters. In addition to serving as co-pastor Devyn is pursuing her Doctorate in Ministry with an emphasis in leadership and ministry development.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

My husband and I are raising two amazing girls who I know will change the world. Our oldest is a natural performer who loves life, exudes joy and turns any social situation into a party. Our youngest, a mere 15 months old, is more reserved but determined, thoughtful and independent.<\/span><\/p>\n

And they make me see my call as a pastor differently. <\/span><\/p>\n

I was raised a pastor\u2019s daughter and the most common avenue for ministry that I saw available to women was that of a pastor\u2019s wife. Ironically, I married a pastor and now wear dual hats as both a pastor and a pastor\u2019s spouse. <\/span><\/p>\n

But my girls see the world so incredibly differently than I did as a young girl.<\/span><\/p>\n

This summer we drove passed our neighborhood Lutheran church, where my friend serves as pastor and where oldest had attended Vacation Bible School. She began to retell the story of how she got scared but Julia\u2019s mommy let her sit in her office and helped her feel better. <\/span><\/p>\n

Making conversation I pointed out that Julia\u2019s mom is the pastor of that church. To which my daughter responded \u201cYeah! She\u2019s really nice.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Then out of curiosity, and because you never really know the mind of a four year old, I asked \u201cWho\u2019s the pastor at our church?\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

And as a true four year old she replied with her newfound know-it-all exasperation \u201cyou are mom!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

And I couldn\u2019t help but smile. Not because I needed some sort of affirmation from my four year old but because I realized that to her it was a ridiculously stupid question. Her mom is a pastor (and her dad too!) and while that reality is still foreign to some\u2014it isn\u2019t to her. <\/span><\/p>\n

And it hit me\u2014that for all the advocacy and training I can provide for women in ministry the greatest gift of my call is the gift of normalcy to a younger generation. <\/span><\/p>\n

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