Youth Leader Call
Peace and Blessings! My name is Tina Taylor and I have a youth leader call to serve in God’s kingdom. I’m living in the United States. Ministry here is common and there are many schools teaching theology and ministry training. However, there seems to be a movement of a new age era where people have stopped relying on God and started believing the power is in, through and by themselves.
I came to know the Lord as a little girl through my grandmother who was a prayer warrior. She taught me how to exercise my faith and build my prayer walk. As a young child, I was always inquisitive of the wisdom and knowledge that God shares with his people. This eagerness led me to continue to strengthen my relationship. In my teenage years when I lost track and was caught up in the world, the early experience that I had at a younger age is what convicted me and brought me back.
The classes at Christian Leaders Institute have strengthened and renewed me even more. They hold me accountable for what I’ve learned and they keep me reaching toward spiritual goals as an ambassador of Christ. One of my missions and goals is to be a youth minister. As a youth leader, my hope is to work with the youth building “revival leaders” and helping guide them in a walk that is “real and reproducible”. I have always had a love and passion for children. I understand their needs and I can reach them right where they are, creating trust and giving guidance.
A unique challenge in my area is that a lot of people shun the internal call and would rather you simply be called by an existing pastor. Sometimes, this approach lacks the educational background and knowledge that formal ministry education can bring. My local church has supported me by allowing me to supervise the youth program. My desire is to be led by God and be able to identify with God’s voice, his calling, and his people. This will allow me to truly be an Ambassador for Christ. A scholarship at CLI is important to my ministry dream because it will give me the knowledge and guidance I feel I need without having to worry about the financial portion.
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Free Ministry Studies
I am 24 years old and just got engaged to the love of my life. I currently live in New Mexico and I am receiving free ministry studies at Christian Leaders Institute. I am an Emergency Veterinary Tech at VCA. I came to know the Lord when my parents took me to church every Sunday. I was baptized and went through confirmation. I was selected to be a United Methodist Woman, part of the fishermen, the Vacation Bible School Director for three years, help in the nursery, etc.
My dream is to show and tell and teach the Word of God to people. I think this is what I am truly meant to do with my life. I learned so many different things from my Christian Leaders Institute free ministry studies thus far. I have learned how devotions work and what I should do daily. I have also learned how I need to walk with God daily and find strength in Him. I believe that I can do this with His help. I want to pray more and study the Bible more. I am learning new habits in my daily life.
The word Pastor is what I identify more with. What prompted me into ministry is the “Love Comes Softly” book by Janette Oke and watching Christian movies. I desire to be an inspiration, support, and hope for the many people and society who are lost and searching. I have not told my Church family about my call yet. I hope to show them I can do Christian Leaders Institute classes and earn certificates and a degree. I believe they would be very supportive of me.
A scholarship at Christian Leaders Institute is important because I want to develop great study habits as I learn from the great material at a college/university level. Through this opportunity, I have hope for my future in ministry work where ever God leads me.
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Ordained Ministry Journey
My name is Tony B. Bennett and I am on an ordained ministry journey. I live in the Boston, Massachusetts area and have been in the area all of my life. Though there are many churches and places of worship here this is a dark place. Biblical practices and expressions are shunned in many of the churches while tolerance toward other religions and faiths are highly regarded and encouraged. The light of the Gospel is needed.
Though I attended church as a child to the age of about 13 years old, my journey did not start until I was about 24 years old. Once I got to the age where I could work, I stopped going to church and eventually stopped participating in any church functions. It was more important for me to help my mom financially and pay my own way at an early age. Though I stopped going to church, my mother remained faithful and daily prayed for my soul and restoration to the Lord. She was not overbearing to me though there were those direct hints here and there. She allowed me to find my own way back by relying on the Holy Spirit. One day, that restoration came about. I felt a heavy conviction laid on my heart in which I fell to my knees in the kitchen and ever since then I have been walking with Christ.
This encounter led me to an intense period of time in prayer and studying of the Word. It was during this time that it became very clear to me that I was transformed to be a teacher of the Word. I was to serve others and help them to recognize their calling and election. I left my job and was expecting my first child, this was a season of refinement and purification.
The calling that has been placed within me is to plant a congregation to serve and build up individuals and families. I hope to mentor those who are called to this great work of snatching souls out of the fire and fostering healthy relationships within the community and homes of believers.
My mentor and teacher as well as my congregation family has recognized my calling and has been encouraging me to answer this call. This is why I am grateful to have found Christian Leaders Institute and it’s wonderful scholarship and ministry training opportunity. I have held Bible studies and support counseling at my local Congregation in addition to with the leadership team.
I am provided the opportunity to bring light to a dark environment on my ordained ministry journey. My Congregation is some distance away from where I live. So this ministry training and ordination will provide the opportunity to plant a local Congregation in my area. It’s critical today for Christ-centered and Bible-believing congregations to be planted.
A scholarship will allow me to do what I’ve been called to do for some time which is to serve as an ordained teacher of the gospel. I’ve not gone to ministry school due to financial setbacks and theology school is way too expensive. I can not take on any more debt, so a scholarship from CLI will meet that blessing of ministry training without the weight of a huge debt and regret. This will provide me the opportunity to start achieving my ordained ministry journey goals.
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