Growing in Biblical Leadership Training
I am Brian Helfrich. I am so grateful to Christian Leaders Institute for providing this Biblical Leadership Training Class. It has given me much insight into how to cast a vision, then walk out in that vision.
My Calling and Church Plant
I am a Senior Pastor at a small church south of Denver, Colorado. My wife, Lizzy, and I worked for several years in children and youth ministry. Then, we felt the urging of the Holy Spirit to begin a church of our own. So, after months of prayer and fasting, we launched our church at the end of 2019. Our church is called The Barn. We currently meet in a hotel meeting room but envision having an actual barn for our meeting place. We are called to help bring people into freedom, healing, and deliverance that can only be recognized by our Savior, Jesus Christ.
One of the challenges we currently face is being a mobile church. We spend hours each week setting up and tearing down equipment. We also load and unload the equipment into storage. The constant setup and tear-down take their toll on our equipment and is a lot of work. We pray that the Lord will soon lead us to a permanent meeting place. A place where we leave our equipment set up and only show up and turn things on. We also pray that it will be a place to hold more events, such as worship nights, prayer meetings, and youth events. Unfortunately, due to other events and finances, we are limited on times to rent the hotel meeting rooms.
Biblical Leadership Training Class
During the Leadership class, I learned a lot about casting a vision and leading my congregation to follow God’s leading through that vision. I have held leadership positions in the military and my secular job. However, I have never spent much time studying vision. I learned that vision is a highly effective tool to motivate and mobilize people. If we don’t have a vision of where we are going, we will never know when we will get there. If we can effectively cast a vision for the future of our churches, we can activate fellow Christians to follow and do incredible things for the Kingdom of God.
Our ministry dreams are to continue to bring the love and hope of Jesus Christ to our community. In addition, we feel called to reach out to unreached people groups. We currently minister to the unhoused community of Denver but want to see the outreaches grow in size and impact. We also dream of starting a ministry to serve those incarcerated in jails and prisons. In addition to those, we feel a leading to begin a ministry reaching out to residents of nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Finally, we have a calling to reach out to lonely people, disciple them, and bring the love of Jesus Christ to them. All people need the comfort that only He can bring!
Thank you, Christian Leaders Institute, for providing this Biblical Leadership training!
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When you log in to the Learning Platform, you will notice that the Getting Started Class automatically appears on your dashboard.
The Getting Started Class will orientate you to the Christian Leaders Learning Platform and the Programs offered, including:
- Ministry Awards, Certificates, and Diplomas with the Christian Leaders Institute.
- College Degrees with the CLI’s Leadership Excellence School.
- Minister Credentialling (Ordination) with the Christian Leaders Alliance, including local Soul Center registration possibilities.
Note: You can enroll in tuition-free courses or mini-courses immediately without finishing the getting started class.
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