New Ministry Direction
My name is Thomas Moore, and I am seeking a new ministry direction for my life. I live in the United States of America. At 56 years old, I have decided to push my interest and curiosities into gear. After living what feels like several lives, I have decided it is time to look into things I enjoy and am interested in.
I am a veteran of the USAF. I have two wonderful, successful daughters. Both are college graduates. I am a divorced Catholic. Over the years, I have been at the high end of the income level and where I still was not poor enough to receive assistance. I am a published children’s author. My careers both involved training of some sort. When I assist others in reaching their goals, I also receive a blessing. I enjoy public speaking and have been told I am a good speaker. Someone told me that I have the kind of voice that will put one at ease and to sleep. Is that good? Maybe, I hope.
Free Ministry Training Journey
This free ministry training journey at Christian Leaders Institute will guide me in enriching the lives of young people. I want to encourage others from children to young adults. Right now, there is a huge need for guidance within the youth. It is heartbreaking to see the emptiness or even anxiety and fear in the children’s eyes. If someone would step up and just say, “Can I help?” or “Is there anything I can do for you?” could make a big difference. Young adults need a place to bounce ideas around and hear that they aren’t the only ones going through what they are feeling. I have felt rejection, fear, anxiety, anger, and misguided hate. I was in and out of my church. Sometimes, feeling embarrassed to go knowing what I had done or a way I was living.
Am I to be a Pastor or a Deacon? Or a mentor or a counselor? I am not certain yet. Through, God’s word, His great love for me, and learning to hear His call, I hope to get new ministry direction.
Please pray for me, my CLI friends, as I will be praying for you!
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Minister Training Dream
Hello, my name is Nicole Kendrick, and I have a minister training dream. I am 23 years old, a wife, mother of one, and a homemaker. I am from a small town in Arkansas in the United States of America. As a child, I grew up in a very family oriented rural community. Family and faith have always been important to me more than anything. When I was young, I learned about the Bible. Being a want to know more child, I asked questions, but I always believed.
As a teenager and after my parent’s divorce, I withdrew from faith and the church. It wasn’t really until I had my son, a child I was told I would more than likely never have, that I started to regain my faith. Each day it grows more and more.
Over the years, I have grown closer to God. My ministry dream is to help women (and even men) know the Lord. I want to spread the word of the Lord. I hope to study women’s ministry training and even be ordained one day.
The Christian Leaders Institute is instrumental in my minister training dream. At the Christian Leaders Institute, the Ministry 101 class has taught me many things. It has shown me better ways to be a leader and connect with people. I have always been more of an introvert, but since going through this class, I now feel more confident in interacting with people.
The word I connect with would probably be Pastor. In my family, there have been four close family members who have been pastors (two uncles, a cousin, and my grandfather). I hope to preach God’s word among women, children, or even a church.
Pursing Ministry
The key event in my life that prompted me to pursue ministry is two events. I became a mother at a young age, my son was my miracle. He is now four and a blessing each day. The second event would be my grandmother’s passing. My grandmother was a devout Christian and loved all her kids equally. She never questioned her faith and read the Bible numerous times. While growing up, she was an inspiration and role model to me. Once she passed away, my faith helped me through the grief and struggles in our family.
In the city where I live, we face a few unique challenges. One challenge is living in a rural environment. Another problem would be our crazy weather in Arkansas. Overall, where I live, we are very fortunate not to face many challenges.
Recently, I found a home in a new church, that is very supportive of my call to pursue ministry. I was baptized anew and connected to a family that I look forward to seeing every week. The church isn’t very large, but it isn’t small either. It makes me feel loved and supported in my dreams.
The free ministry training at CLI is essential to me. As a mom and wife, it is hard to find time for college. CLI has given me the time and flexibility I need to finish a program where I feel confident with what I learn. It has opened a door of opportunity and allowed me to afford a high-quality education. CLI gives me a boost in my leadership skills, not only as a Christian but as a mother and wife as well.
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Free Evangelism Training
God’s grace is sufficient. This is my story of God’s redeeming grace in my life. My name is Jacob Nehlsen, and I am receiving free evangelism training at CLI. I was born and raised in Wisconsin. I am married to a wonderful, kind, supportive woman named Hannah.
My Early Years
I grew up in a Christian family and was introduced early to the Bible. I committed to following Christ at a young age. Continuing to grow up in the church, I learned scripture. But for much of my younger years, I had a hard time making it a genuine commitment.
When I was in middle school, I was introduced by circumstances outside of my control to a life of sexual promiscuity. I didn’t know why or quite understand the impact it would have on the rest of my life. In my sinful nature, I continued to partake in this lifestyle for about a year. God convicted me of this, and I was set free from it. However, this lifestyle led to an addiction to pornography.
In 8th grade, I rededicated my life to God and started living the best I could for him. Unfortunately, the more I tried to shake it, the more pornography stuck. I would go for months of being successful. Then, in one fell swoop, I fell back into my old habits. While I continued to grow in my relationship with God, this continued to fester in the background. It wasn’t until my engagement to my wife that I finally dealt with it head-on. By Gods grace, I have been freed from that lifestyle for almost three years now.
Evangelism Calling
My wife and I desire to be involved in evangelizing the lost. Right now, we feel called to the U.S. and in particular some of the areas where there is little to no church activity. I desire to become involved in a church where the average layman is trained and equipped to be a powerful witness and follower of God. We dream of a church where love and unity may be restored for followers of the Bible and of Jesus.
Christian Leaders Institute has given me the opportunity to study on my own, while I work and support my wife as she goes to school. I desire that every local church can provide leadership and the biblical training that CLI does! The opportunity to study free evangelism training here is allowing me to become equipped as a Christian leader. This free evangelism training is for when we evangelize these areas with a low church to population density.
Life Changing Events
Two main life events drive my passion for a radical church and my free evangelism training. First, my wife and I were considering missions, and we went for three weeks to an orphanage in Kenya. We were way out there where they were surrounded by tribes who are very active in demonic activity. We saw worship and dependence on God like never before. These brothers and sisters worshipped God like He was all they needed because He is all they have. My wife and I both concluded that foreign missions were not for us for now at least. We both became burdened for the church in America. We came back from that trip with a new desire and passion.
Second, we found ourselves dealing with death in our families and friends. A couple of months later, my precious brother took his own life. These are the moments of make or break in one’s faith. The questions and thoughts that go through your head. The self-doubt. The self-pity. What could I have done differently? If only I had said this. Also questions to God. Questions that reveal what you believe about God and His Word. How could you let this happen?
God Is In Control
I tell you, God is my refuge and my strength. When my soul is in turmoil, I cry to God. When there are pain and tears, God is my rock on which I stand. My father-in-law called me up and walked me through the book of Job. The Bible says that he did not sin by asking God questions, because he did not blame God, and he did not curse God. And one of God’s final responses to Job was a series of 77 questions to which Job kept replying, “I don’t know.” Job concluded: “You are God, and I am not. Your ways are above my ways. How can I understand the things of God?”
This day was by far the hardest day of my life, but in it all, I know God is in control. My brother made his decision in the midst of pain, sickness, depression, etc. God allowed it to happen. This day and the months that followed changed my perspective on life. While pursuing God, I was not entirely devoted to God. I received a new hunger to live for God’s kingdom. This world is not my home. Pain and hardship is part of this life here, but not the life in my house with my Heavenly Father. Through this all I can empathize and connect with those who struggle with depression. I can sympathize with those who have been through a deep loss. My life is for God and the furthering of His kingdom.
Free Evangelism Training is a Blessing
The ministry of CLI and this free evangelism training are a blessing to us. I look forward to getting to know some of you Brothers and Sisters. These classes have been invaluable in providing an education that I would have a hard time accessing otherwise. Thank you for what you guys do!
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