Pastor Calling Journey
Hello, my name is Windy Ann Trammell and I am on a pastor calling journey. I live in Joanna, South Carolina in the United States of America. I came to know the Lord as my Savior, on my bedroom floor, crying for the Lord Jesus Christ to take over my life. The years before I gave my life to the Lord were filled with ups and downs as I was involved in drugs and alcohol, etc. When I came to Jesus after he began tugging on my heart, there was this glorious change in my life and it just kept getting better and better. After a few years of growing closer to the Lord, I began to sense that God was calling me to become a pastor.
I live in South Carolina and have been seeking to serve the Lord here by using my God-given gifts to uplift and encourage others and to spread the gospel to those who are searching for Him. I feel that Christian Leaders Institute is where I need to be to receive the training I need so that I can become far more than simply a pastor. I firmly believe that with this free ministry education and with God’s guidance along the way some of the lost will be found and some of the weak will be made strong all to the glory of my Lord and Savior. My spiritual dream is to pastor a church that God has used me to plant. I am excited to see what God will do in my life and in his kingdom as I serve him wherever he leads me. May God bless CLI and those who serve in his kingdom!
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Christian Leaders Training
Hello, my name is Derek Karl and I am receiving Christian leaders training at CLI. I am blessed to live in north Texas, in the United States. I work as a Parts Manager for a local boat dealership. Through the faithfulness of my mother, I came to know the Lord at the age of ten. As an adult, I let the cares of the world occupy my time. I left no room for my relationship with God. I realized I had been trying to live life on my own terms. It was then that I cried out to Jesus, and he restored my walk and my passion. The Getting Started Class at Christian Leaders Institute has not only strengthened my walk with Christ but also inspired me to press forward with the work of His ministry.
Through the urging of my daughter and some of her friends, my wife and I started a home Bible study. As this ministry grew, it became apparent to me that I needed some formal ministry training. I looked at the many online Bible colleges, but the tuition and fees at these institutions would prohibit me from attaining my dream. I knew that the Lord did not want me to put my family in debt to that extent, but I also knew that he had given me a calling to ministry. Then one day, I came across the CLI website. I enrolled and began the introductory session. After watching the first video and seeing the passion Pastor Reyenga had for the calling of CLI, I was totally moved in the Spirit!
I hope to pass on the knowledge I obtain at CLI through home Bible studies and neighborhood gatherings. I feel as Christians, we should think outside of the box and use our gifts to reach those in our communities that many have cast aside. I have shared much of Pastor Elzinga’s Connection class with my wife, and I feel that it has restored the emphasis for our individual, spousal, and family relationships with God. Please keep me, my family and my mentor in your prayers so that the attacks of the enemy during this time will not prevail! I just want all of the board, faculty and staff at CLI to know what a great work they are doing for the Kingdom! God bless you!
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Educational Ministry Journey
My name is David West and I am on an educational ministry journey at Christian Leaders Institute. I am a single, divorced father currently working in the hospitality industry. Though I have four children, only my youngest daughter lives with me since all are over eighteen now. Over the years, I have spent much time in technology with various support roles as a volunteer in churches, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the Red Cross.
Being the youngest of two children born into a Roman Catholic family, the church was initially a priority. After my parents divorced, we became more Christmas and Easter only members as I got older. The gap of faith grew in my life as I was questioning many things.
In my teen years, I fell away from the church when I saw a local church refuse to help a pregnant teen mother. Taking a path of many poor choices led me down a road that ended in the intensive care unit in the hospital and a total life change. Not too long after getting out of college, I was married but had a pulling to the Lord in the background that I did not follow. Around 1998, a friend gave me a copy of The Screwtape Letters that really engaged me. Thankfully, he did not stop there and mentored me until I came back to the faith.
Many trials and changes have come through the years. Moving from state to state, losing two children, several jobs but still stayed active in various church roles from Youth, VBS, sound, and general support. I have been drawn back to teaching again and again. Several times I have been placed and put into service unknown to me until that moment. God placed me at a Baptist church just prior to VBS week once. I was neither a member or had ever been before. There were not enough workers and I found myself leading the youth that week throughout the program. Later, I was running sound and service support in a Methodist church which allowed me to meet many people who taught me about real life. Work with homeless ministries, bereavement, and others expanded my understanding.
Now I am resuming my educational ministry journey to increase my ability to serve. Ministry is still going where I am sent since I am not sure yet of the end goal. I know that God has put me here for a purpose to serve. The further I dive into the word and study the program here at CLI, a reawaking is occurring in me. The scholarship and opportunity will allow growth for the sake of His kingdom.
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