Commissioned Pastor Diploma
My name is Kenny Vochatzer and I am from the United States of America. I live right in the heart of America in the state of Missouri. I have been married to my beautiful wife for 15 years and have two precious daughters. I did not grow up in the church and had no knowledge of God whatsoever. After I was married, my wife had given her life to the Lord. I was very skeptical about God. I always knew there was a higher power, something bigger than me, but didn’t know who it was. My wife had a miraculous conversion. After she had come to Christ her attitude changed, she loved me. It was a love I had never seen from her or anyone. It was a love that led me to Jesus. About six months later I surrendered my life to Jesus. I have never been the same since then. I was already married and a girl on the way so I had to work and never had a chance to go to Bible College. Christian Leaders Institute has given me a good education.
My time at Christian Leaders Institute has been very helpful. I like the way I can go at my pace to complete the courses. Dr. David Feddes and Henry Reyenga are great teachers who take you deep in the Bible, as well as making things very understandable. I have had to put in many hours, but it is worth the time and experience.
As a Lead Pastor of a new church plant, this ordination is a good secondary one for me. This ordination will help me to fulfill the call to lead a church. By obtaining a Commissioned Pastor Diploma with CLI and this ordination, I gave more confidence as I go forward. The educational quality and the workload are obtainable for any Christian. This ministry training has strengthened me, and by strengthening me my family is also strengthened, and strengthening my family, strengthens the church. I have never been more excited than I am right now about life. Things are coming together better than I could ever plan.
Some of the challenges we face where we live are the casual way of being a faithful follower of Jesus. With a busy work schedule and children in sports, many put that above being a consistent believer. The culture says it ok to put Jesus second. Our culture says it’s ok to go to church when you feel like it. Our culture has deceived us. There are so many who do not know Jesus, even though is a church on every corner.
As the leader of The Fountain Church, I require all Pastors in our fellowship to go through the courses. This training will help strengthen the core of the church as well as help those leaders to fulfill their ministry calling. This church is very supportive in using the gifts that God gives every individual. There should never be a gift that is not being used.
I have labored in the ministry for many years. After I had given my life to Jesus, the only thing I wanted to do is give thanks to Jesus. I got involved in Bible Studies; I attended every church service I could. I just wanted to be around the God and His people. As I continued in the faith, I could see God had called me to do something different. I stayed faithful to the Lord, and He continued to do great things. I started as a small group leader, then a deacon, and then a board of director, then an associate pastor, and now a lead pastor. Only God can do these great things. Pursue the Lord and His righteousness then all these things will be added to you. When I pursued the Lord, nothing can stop what God will do in a person’s life.
I have never seen anyone give such good training that is free. This has allowed me, who is a bi-vocational pastor to study Gods word and not break the bank. With today’s technology, this has allowed me to have a structured educational program and an ordination. By this being all free, this is a tool that can help anyone.
Please pray for my family and me that we endure the race. We will press on for the prize, but we know the sacrifice a family goes through to further the kingdom. Please pray for revival in the United States of America. Let’s see it start in the heart the nation. Thank you for praying for me.
I am from Naples, Florida in the United States. From a very young age, I have known that God was working in my life. I was born to an unmarried, very young, very poor Mother in York, Pennsylvania in 1973. She was an alcoholic and addicted to drugs. When I was four years old, God intervened in my life, and I was adopted by loving parents. Although they were not Christians, they provided me with a safe, loving home. I was well cared for and got a good education. My grandmother was a Christian woman, and it was because of her that I learned the basics of Christianity and attended Bible school as a child. Throughout my teens, 20’s and 30’s I lived life as I wanted, struggling with financial problems, failed relationships, and alcohol. I could always feel God trying to pull me in a different direction, and although I prayed often and felt a connection to God, I was living life my way, and not following Him.
In the spring of 2015, my fiance and I attended a funeral for a close friend of his. We were so moved by what the Pastor was teaching about salvation that we were overwhelmed to tears. We left with a sense of peace and knowledge that our friend had been saved and gone to Heaven to be with Jesus. The Holy Spirit moved in both of us that day.
Shortly after that funeral, my son, who was recently released from jail, asked us to attend a local church with him. We went gladly and enjoyed the service very much. We have gone almost every Sunday since. I started praying for my son at that service, and within a week or so, I began trusting God to take care of him and put my worries for him in God’s hands. The day after I did that, my son called me and for the first time, admitted to me that he had a drug addiction. He told me about all wrongs he had been doing, told me how sorry he was, and said he wanted to change. He admitted himself into a recovery program and is doing very well. He has accepted Jesus into his life and has been baptized. My fiance and I have also accepted Jesus as our savior, and have been baptized.
The area where we live is very diverse. On one side of the street, you will see the very wealthy going about life without seeming to have a care in the world. On the other side of the street, you will see poverty, hunger, and rampant alcohol and drug addiction.
There are so many people who are looking for answers. The answer they are looking for is so simple!!! Jesus is the answer!!! My ministry dream is to follow wherever God guides me to help people find comfort and strength in Jesus. A scholarship to Christian Leader’s Institute will provide me with a way to gain the knowledge I need to have to bring people to Jesus Christ!
Please pray that I can find the knowledge and wisdom I need to help those around me that are suffering and bring them to our Lord and Savior!
Thank you so much for this opportunity! I plan to make the most of it!