Christian Life Coach Certification at CLI
My name is Hannah Reardon, and I am pursuing the Christian Life Coach certification at CLI. I am a homeschooling mom to four children: ages 9, 6, 4, 1. My husband and I live on a historic hobby farm in North Central Kansas in the USA. While I do not currently work for pay, I volunteer for our local pregnancy resource center. I am also a breastfeeding counselor recently certified as a bereavement, birth and postpartum doula. I also volunteer with Postpartum Support International. There, I respond to mothers in my state who are struggling with mental health issues.
My People Helping Work
In the past, I worked for a county attorney’s office, performed administrative work for a police department, and became certified as a police chaplain. Further, I worked for a company that provided resources for missing and exploited children, the Red Cross, and then coordinated an after-school and mentoring program for low-income/troubled youth. I consider myself a people-helper and enjoy serving others. However, I am learning how to balance my life by also setting boundaries.
My Faith Development
I am a pastor’s daughter, and I made a profession of faith when I was seven years old. While I believe I truly repented and trusted in Christ, I became a very self-righteous, legalistic young woman. I lived a very sheltered life, yet I refused to believe that the sins in my own heart were as heinous as the sins of those around me. I served in my church as a Sunday School teacher and Bible study leader.
God used several experiences, some early in my marriage and others more recently, to reveal how I must rely on God for everything. He is my identity, strength, approval, and hope. I grew to love God for who He is and not for what I could get out of Him. I went from having a head knowledge to having a heart passionate for God and His Word. God used the brokenness from my past disappointments and sin to draw me closer to Him and increase my love for Him.
Studying at CLI to Become a Christian Life Coach
I am studying at the Christian Leaders Institute to become a Christian Life Coach. I desire to encourage other women who are dealing with brokenness, betrayal, and disappointments. Some of my favorite topics are the abolition of abortion, human trafficking, pornography/sexual addiction, postpartum depression/anxiety and mental health issues, and spiritual/sexual abuse in the church. This free Christian life coach education is essential for me. We have a limited income, and I’m only able to study from home.
One of my favorite verses is 2 Corinthians 12:9-10: “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Therefore most gladly, I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore, I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in distresses, for Christ’s sake. For when I am weak, then I am strong.”
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Ordination Journey
My name is Charles Wiegand, and I am on an ordination journey at CLI. I was born in 1971 and raised in Eureka, Illinois, the USA, which is a small farm town in central Illinois. That community had a strong Christian presence and still does today. So, I grew up around a lot of very ethical and good to the core people. My parents took me to church every Sunday. I turned to Christ around age 13 but did not give my life to Him until I was 21 years old.
My Calling in My Ordination Journey
About a year later, I heard the Holy Spirit vividly tell me to quit my job doing concrete work, which I enjoyed. I was to trust Him for my next step in life. I assumed I would become a full-time missionary somewhere, but ended up in Greeley, Colorado, working at a floor covering company. The verses of Isaiah 55:12-13 were my sending verses from God: “For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands. Instead of the thorn shall come up the fir tree, and instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle tree: and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlasting sign that shall not be cut off.”
My Marriage and Ministry
I met my wife, Naomi, in Greeley, and we married in 1995. She received her elementary education teaching degree the same year. We moved to northeast Indiana in 1997 and worked at a children’s home for 3.5 years before moving back to Colorado. At that time, we moved to Aurora, which is a Denver, Colorado, suburb of around 375,000 people.
We have done a lot of informal ministry work over the years with young kids, struggling adults, homeless, etc. In 2012, we started a non-profit ministry to teach teenagers how to work by applying biblical principles. It is still operating during summer breaks from school. I’m a bi-vocational minister and have a small irrigation/landscaping company to help keep our bills paid. Also, a year and a half ago, my wife took a teaching position at the elementary school. It made sense since over half of our kids are grown.
Finding CLI and CLA on My Ordination Journey
I still desire to share the Good News of Jesus with our community. There are so many who do not know Jesus and biblical ignorance seems to be increasing every year. I found the Christian Leaders Institute on the internet. I was looking for a way to get ordained to marry my brother-in-law and was impressed with the sound teaching of Rev. Reyenga.
Hopefully, getting further ministry training and ordained through CLI and with the Christian Leaders Alliance will open up other opportunities to minister here in our community. We have a great opportunity here as there are around 130 different languages spoken in the Aurora Public School system that our younger kids attend, and where my wife teaches.
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Children’s and Youth Ministry Call from God
My name is Hope Lovisone, and I have a children’s and youth ministry call on my life. I live in Grand Junction, Colorado, in the United States of America. I grew up in a Christian household. We attended the Lutheran church, and I attended the private school at the church. My family was very involved in the ministry work at the church. Often, we were there more than we were at home. My mom worked in the children’s ministry department, and my dad had us in the front row every Sunday.
However, all of this changed very quickly. When my father was offered an opportunity for a promotion, our family relocated to a small mountain town. After this, our lives changed drastically. In the first few months, we made attempts at finding a new church home but never really connected anywhere. This fact caused us to fall away from the church altogether. Sadly, it was during very formative years for me. Therefore, I lost a lot of my faith in God.
Back to God and Getting a Children’s and Youth Ministry Call
It wasn’t until we moved again that I found my way back into God’s loving arms that were always waiting for me. During a battle with depression and anxiety, a new friend invited me to church. I quickly connected and fell back in love with Jesus. I began serving in multiple areas in the church. God has given me a children’s and youth ministry call. So, I have been volunteering in these areas for roughly seven years.
Free Ministry Education for My Children’s and Youth Ministry Call
It is now time to pursue God’s calling for me in a new way. I have known that I wanted to expand my education in ministry so that I can continue to grow as a servant of God. However, as a full-time employee at a retirement home and a full-time wife and animal mom, time and finances are both limited. The resources that the Christian Leaders Institute provides are perfect for my lifestyle. Traditional education can’t provide those.
I am excited to continue to follow God’s plan for me. I am so thankful that He has opened up doors for me to follow my children’s and youth ministry call through training at CLI.
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