Mission Ministry Journey
My name is Timothy Chandler and I am on a mission ministry journey. I am from Thorsby, Alabama in the USA. I am responsible for the media ministry at our church. I am not a leader from the pulpit. I lead behind the scenes through ministering to the worship team by making sure they sound great for the congregation and for the internet audience. Leading behind the scenes fits my personality type perfectly. As a leader, I must be prepared to answer for the hope I have in my heart just like Peter said, “[1Pe 3:15 KJV] 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear.”
Before I was conceived, a dear sister in Christ prophesied to my mom that she would give birth to a child and that he would be dedicated to ministry. Shortly after I was born, my mom and dad divorced. At an early age, my mom brought me to a local church and the Pastor saw potential in me for the Kingdom of God. He placed me in front of the pulpit to declare a word over me. That moment was a seed planted in my heart for the call of God on my life on my mission ministry journey.
I became a member of Bell Lane Baptist church with my daddy at the age of 8 or 9 years old. I remember going to VBS every summer and learning more about the Bible and Jesus. I remember going to Sunday School classes. Right before I turned 10 in August of 1989, I accepted Jesus into my heart as my Savior. After this, I experienced the most painful time of my life for the next two years. It has taken years of recovery up to my adulthood to fully be delivered from the heartache of that time of my childhood.
In 1994, my life was in shambles. I didn’t get into trouble with people, I just felt a powerful sense of rebellion that controlled my life. One day, my mom talked to me about the love of Jesus and how He loved me. She laid hands on me to pray over me. As she prayed, I saw in a vision a fence and me leaning over it. I felt convicted by the Spirit that it was time to quit “straddling the fence”! I went to my room to seek God for myself. I read a book titled, “The Late Great Planet Earth” by Hal Lindsey. I read Romans 7 in that book, then I finished reading that chapter in my own Bible. The Holy Spirit convicted my heart, so I knelt to talk with Jesus to tell him that I felt like what Paul described in Romans 7. Afterward, I repented and invited Jesus to be my Savior and my Lord! As soon as I did this, it felt like a light was shining down on me. God spoke to my heart. I had an increase in hunger for God’s Word and his presence! On October 3, 1994, I visited a church called the Upper Room. I went up for prayer and as the Pastor prayed for me the Holy Spirit filled me on my mission ministry journey.
The biggest obstacle to my mission ministry journey as I grew into maturity was not realizing my full identity in Christ. I constantly dealt with the fear of rejection and wanting to please everyone around me. I battled anxiety and depression for many years, went to counseling and even got on medicine to ease the discomfort of the anxiety. In May 2017, our church held a Glory Week revival. It was a very powerful move of the Spirit of God! I felt a change in my emotions as I worshipped God. The next week, I began to experience adverse effects from the medicine that I was on for anxiety and depression. I felt it was time to let my medicine go and put my full trust in God and God alone. So I stepped out in faith on May 17, 2017, and came off the medicine. Within 24 hours, everything went back to normal in my body. So, a year later I am walking daily with Jesus and He is taking me deeper into His presence!
My spiritual dream is a work in progress on my mission ministry journey. I am passionate about and have experienced the mission field four times, once in Ecuador and three times in Peru. I love to be on the mission field. My dream is to reach the lost globally, to help meet the spiritual, emotional, and physical needs. My dream stands on three Bible passages that speak to my heart: Psalm 67:1-2, Isaiah 61:1-3, and John 3:16-17.
I found Christian Leaders Institute on a Sunday. While I was at the altar being prayed for, I felt impressed by the Spirit to be a “Global Ambassador for Jesus”. I didn’t know what it meant but as I was checking my email I saw an advertisement for CLI. I felt in my spirit to go after it. As I started my training here, I heard the phrase “global ambassador” from Minister and Director Henry, that confirmed and anchored my decision to go with CLI on my mission ministry journey.
One night I couldn’t sleep, so I used my time to study with CLI. I stayed up all night to study and pray over my specific calling. Early the next morning at 3:03 AM, I received the breakthrough I was seeking during my studies. Here is the vision the Spirit gave me: To teach and train the spiritually poor to be spiritually wealthy in God’s Word! This will involve spiritual gifts and my experience in the media ministry at church can also be utilized in this training vision. My personal Mission Statement is: By God’s grace, I am a person full of compassion and mercy, and He has called me to become a teacher of His Word globally in the body Christ.
With the help of CLI’s free training, I can continue to develop and nurture this vision for my calling. This free training is vital because without it I simply can’t move forward with my current finances. I am praying that CLI will expand to a Masters and Doctorate degree in ministry as my dream is to achieve a Doctorate in Ministry.
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Christian Music Leader
My name is Dylan Bailey and I am studying at Christian Leaders Institute to be a Christian music leader. I am 26 years old, and when I was 10, my family and I came to know Christ. While we spent years seeking Him, I started to drift away when I was 16. I fell into a life of sin, where my only focus was to please myself. Years passed, and I struggled with depression, loneliness, and just a general lack of fulfillment.
Around the age of 22, I had a serious problem occur with my wrist, where I couldn’t even hold a remote. The doctors told me I would have to stay on arthritis medicine, and I’d have to be extremely careful with my wrist. I was pursuing music at that time, so not being able to play guitar threw me into a deep depression.
It was around this time that God made himself clear to me. My family and I were attending one Sunday at a nearby church and the pastor preached on Mark three about the man with the crippled hand. I felt God speaking to me. So like the man from Mark three did, I just reached my hand out and I believed I was healed. While my healing didn’t come immediately, God did perform a miracle. I do not need medicine anymore.
I play guitar and sing every week at my church now. Not only that, but God has shown me my calling as a worship leader and a Christian musician. Being able to minister through music has brought me an immense amount of joy. I am so thankful I can do this! I am also thankful that I can study to be a Christian music leader at CLI!
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Leader Education
Hello, my name is Kim Renee Igo and I am receiving ministry leader education at Christian Leaders Institute. I am from Westville, Oklahoma. I am a teacher at Teen Challenge Adventure Ranch in Morrow, Arkansas. And I want to further my education in English and in Counseling. I teach boys that are fourteen to eighteen years old. We have a structured school setting where I help the students with their school work. We also have Chapels that are focused on teaching them the truth of the Word of God. These boys are coming out of life-controlling addictions. Through my leader education, I want to become better equipped for helping them out of their deceptions and addictions. I have five children and most of them are grown and have children of their own. I have one that is still at home, and he is fifteen years old.
I am the Director of Operations of a non-profit called Grace Place which is in Lincoln, Arkansas. It is a place where people can come to get help with groceries, clothes, and household items. I help lead this non-profit. It is very rewarding even though it does not pay materially.
I am actively involved with the Assembly of God Church also located in Lincoln, Arkansas. I help with Worship on Sundays by singing and playing the piano. We have a discipleship class where we teach new believers from the Word of God on Sunday mornings.
I am growing in my knowledge of the Lord through these classes at Christian Leaders Institute. I am hoping with my ministry leader education through Christian Leaders Institute to help others out of the darkness and into the wonderful light of the Lord.
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