God is calling soldiers to the front lines of revival in America. Some of these are soldiers only on the spiritual battlefield. Others, like Ronald Williams, are familiar with fighting on the front lines.
Because Ronald went through months of training to fight in a physical war, he recognizes his need for spiritual training as he goes to the front lines of revival. Christian Leaders Institute lets him get all the training he needs to be an effective witness for Jesus in the communities he wants to serve.
My name is Ronald Williams I’m 36 years old. I was in the U.S. Army for eight years during that time I did two tours in Iraq. During my last deployment, I was hit by a roadside bomb that placed in the burn unit at Fort Sam Houston, TX. for four months. I returned to complete my last tour in Iraq I met my wonderful wife Loni she was in the Army as well. Our story sounds like an old WWII love story. We have a large blended family with seven children between us 2 with her ex, 3 with my ex, and two together. During my time in the burn unit, I saw what a lot of other soldiers was going through, and it was far worse than my own. I started getting the calling when I look back and see how lucky I was to live through the blast, and I figured that there must be a higher calling for my family and me. During my time in the Army, I received many medals including a purple heart.
I plan to use this training to spread the wonderful word of Jesus to as many injured service members as I can. I also intend to start my own church and teach other to follow Jesus and teach them to make Jesus a daily part of their family and not just a Sunday morning gathering. I want people to understand that Jesus needs to be to largest part of their family and teach the whole family to be in this world, but they don’t have to be of this world.
One of the best things about me going through this program is that I will be getting formal training. I think that with a better understanding, I will be able to lead more people to Jesus. I also believe that if I’m better trained, I can teach families how to better serve Jesus, their family, the church and the community.
It’s a great blessing to be able to help train those that God is calling to the front lines of revival. We at CLI hope and pray that Ronald will bless many injured service members and make a great impact for God.
If you need spiritual training to be a soldier in God’s revival, click this link to enroll in classes now!
Advancing the gospel is the primary calling of the church. Everyone in the church participates to some degree. But God calls different people into advancing the gospel in different ways.
Robert Lee Johnson’s vision is advancing the gospel through work as a chaplain or a counselor. He wants to help people who are in difficult situations because he knows too well the brokenness that exists in the world.
My name is Robert Lee Johnson, Jr., but I answer to the name of “Lee.” I was born in Virginia and raised in the United States of America.
I did not always live a Christian life. Sure, I went to church as a young child. I believed in God, and I believed that Jesus died on the cross for my sins and was resurrected on the third day. However, I also grew up in a separated and dysfunctional family. I thought that was normal, that everyone lived that way. Unfortunately, as I grew older, the instability of my family of origin negatively affected my decisions, and I left a wake of broken promises, broken marriages and broken hearts in my life.
Many times I cried out to God, pleading for Him to take my life. But He had other plans. In fact, on four distinct occasions, he clearly spared my life when I should have died. I cried out to God, yes, but my prayers were of the “foxhole” variety, and I refused to surrender.
Finally, in 2001, I had had enough. I was sick and tired of being sick and tired. I got down on my knees for a final time and asked Jesus to come into my life to be my Lord and Savior. I wanted to know the real, living God, not just the historical figure I had learned about in Sunday school so many years ago. I wanted to follow Jesus.
Although I have had periods of challenge since that day, I have continued a steady walk toward the cross, and God has been faithful. He has given me beauty for ashes and the oil of joy for mourning and my whole outlook on life has changed. He renews my mind and softens my heart. He has given me a garment of praise and removed my spirit of despair.
Since making the decision to follow Christ, I have sought to learn His Word through prayer and personal study, attendance at regular church services and bible studies, and participation in formal discipleship training programs, including the Gulf Coast Bible College. However, of all the classes and seminars and workshops and studies I have been engaged in, I have found the Christian Leaders Institute to be the most comprehensive. It is well-organized, well-presented and right on point scripturally. But it is more than that. It is also transformational, and has helped to define and refine my position in the Body of Christ.
I love encouraging people, listening to them when they need to vent, and speaking to them when they are ready to hear about Jesus. I love helping people in general. I am leaning toward chaplaincy officiant, or maybe even a counselor. God has called me and CLI has helped to equip me for the journey. While education and a title can’t substitute for the Holy Spirit, whereby God reveals His secrets, it may unlock a ministry opportunity which may in turn un-wedge an immovable heart.
“I do not account my life of any value nor as precious to myself, if only I may finish my course and the ministry that I received from the Lord Jesus, to testify to the gospel of the grace of God.” (Acts 20:24) I wish to deeply thank the staff and supporters of the Christian Leaders Institute for this opportunity and ask you to pray that I would continue to press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. It is with tremendous gratitude for my friends, my church family and the Christian Leaders Institute that I submit this final activity to you.
Christian leaders Institute is blessed to be able to help Robert Lee Johnson further his goals in advancing the gospel of our Lord. If you feel that this ministry training could help you be more effective in advancing the gospel, click here to enroll now.
Spreading revival isn’t always about standing on the street corner and preaching to whoever will listen. In fact, people who are living for God in their everyday jobs are spreading revival. For Manny, his call comes in the form of building houses for people who couldn’t afford them otherwise. Read about how Manny is doing his part in spreading revival below.
I grew up in Bridgeport Connecticut raise by a mom and dad that cared for me well, they were hard workers my father worked in factories and my mom worked in nursing for 35 years both of them were Of Catholics faith, so as a child I grew up attending catholic church, not ever week but on special events.
At the age of five years old my mom and dad enrolled me in Catholic school were I had my first encounter with spirituality, at about the age of eight I was ready to receive My holy communion, that was an awesome feeling to know I could partake in the sharing in The Lord’s supper, the first time I partook in the sacrament it felt supernatural, from that day on I felt a relationship with Jesus but didn’t know my place in Christ. So I continue in school my grades were marginal at best and the only subject I had received an A in was religion I was interested in the things of God but I had no guiding or encouragement from my parents or friends. So at that point, I continued in school till I graduated from eighth grade. My high school years were about to start, I did not attend a Christian school I attended a vocational technician school there I learned the skill of carpentry I was not required to attend religion classes at that point I went along with what everybody else was doing smoking, drinking, and involved in all kind of lauded acts living for the word, my goals were worldly not godly. At this time I meet a girl named Denise in my junior year of high school and fell in love with her after graduating from high school I went on to work as a carpenter but living the same worldly way, around that time my big plan was to get married and move to Puerto Rico going there on vacation I fell in love with the place my dad wanted to move back when he retired, so I got married to Denise, and I planned to move to Puerto Rico as soon as my father’s home was sold and it sold. Denise and I had a son, I moved with my dad to build a home for him and my mom who was an awesome mom in Puerto Rico, I went with my son’s godfather Fred we had a lot in common at that point the plan was to open a restaurant, it was an awesome plan. Six months in the building of the home was the first let down. My dad had stopped drinking for some years after promising me he would not. He started up again that changed the plans and I finished the house in 14 months and move back to Bridgeport Connecticut, and started over my Son started to attend Catholic school as I did and we started to attend also, It felt good to attend. At this time, we bought a home in Connecticut and settled in, then Denise’s
Job was talking about moving to North Carolina I knew nothing about this place but God had a plan So we moved to North Carolina there I started working in the carpentry field my wife Denise was settling in her job. After a while, I decided to work on my own opening a remodeling company things were going well.I was working in a client’s home, we were adding a room to her home the Client’s name was Star and she was in the process of adopting some children Russian, there was something different about her she began to talk to me about Christ in a way that I had never heard but I liked what I was hearing, it was all about a personal relationship with Jesus and then I began to understand how blessed I really was, Star invited me to her church at that time my son was in a Baptist school so we decided to visit Star’s church and then I began to grow in my relationship with God, we became member of the church and served in the prayer ministry I lead it for four years we also lead small groups for years, I witness to my sister, brother-in-law, nieces, nephew, son and saw them Baptized, and people in our small group. I was being Used by God in a big way. Now when I worked in people’s homes I needed to know if they were saved. Some of my clients gave their lives to the Lord. From that point I discovered that my time on this earth was to tell other about the Lord Jesus and I loved it. At this point in time we decided to have another child, so working so many hours was not going to allow that to happen so Denise and I had a conversation about it, and she wanted me to work some place steady where I would have set hours.
So Denise was on the computer one day and found a housing ministry that was looking for a site supervisor the ministry was Habitat for Humanity. I knew nothing about habitat but soon loved the ministry. The Christian principles are awesome: prayer every morning, and home dedication that is always Christ-centered. I love working with volunteer and encouraging groups and homebuyers. I have had the opportunity to be part of spreading revival by inviting volunteer and coworkers to our church. I was promoted to construction manager.
When our executive director is not available to perform the home blessing he calls on me to officiate the event. I have been working there for thirteen years, my ride into work has been an hour long one way in that time I listen to pastor sermons one pastor that has helped shape my life has been pastor John piper.
From John piper I have heard over a thousand hours of teaching, since 1998 I have never stopped going to church I love the things of our Lord and savior, I am so Blessed to have found CLI this is an opportunity for me to gain knowledge and credentials that are much needed to be a good pastor. Remember all things done with faith love and dedication.
If you’re part of God’s church and want to take part in spreading revival through the world, Christian Leaders Institute offers a variety of classes to train you to do just that. Click here to enroll in classes and become a part of spreading revival worldwide!