Tara Frazier of Illinois is developing her relationship with Jesus and building a foundation for her to move into ministry callings. Christian Leaders Institute hopes you find inspiration in her story. You can learn more or become a student HERE.
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I am Tara Lynne Frazier. I currently reside in Chicago, IL. USA. I am ambitious, determined and motivated to continuously nurture and develop my relationship with Jesus. I am the proud mother of 2 and grandmother 3. I hold a Master’s Degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Information Systems. I have been in church all of my life, but it wasn’t until ‘life happened’ that I truly got serious about my relationship and walk with Christ. I am allowing God to direct my path which has led me to ministry. I have a deep longing and yearning to build a deeper relationship with Jesus. I consider myself to be a Minister of the Gospel.
I tell everyone about the Good news of Jesus Christ and how they can be saved with the pardoning of their sins. Hell is real and I don’t want to see anyone go there. They need to build their relationship with Jesus. My overall goals are to do whatever God desires of me. I want to educate, strengthen, empower, encourage and inspire God’s people. I believe to whom much is given, much is required. God knows that I am diligent and committed to do what he requires of me. I count it an honor that he trusts me this much. A relationship with Jesus overflows with trust. I currently serve in our outreach ministry at my local church. We prepare food, go out to feed the community and pray for them. Also, monthly my church sponsors a feed the community program.
We prepare a dinner and invite the community in. We just eat, laugh, pray, fellowship and show the love of Christ. This shows people that a relationship with Jesus can be enjoyable and realistic. I would also like to start a mission or ministry and teach. Essentially, whatever path God directs me on, I will cheerfully go. It’s important that I have favor and receive the Christian Leaders Institute scholarship. I recently got out of default with student loans. Financially, it’s been pretty rough because I’m not working. I trust that God will provide because I am living on purpose and in His will.
Philippians 4:19 ESV / And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Often our students live with financial hardship when they find us. Please take the time to give an offering if you would like to help someone become a student. At Christian Leaders Institute anyone can strengthen their relationship with Jesus.
I attended the ACEA ministry training accreditation conference in Portland, OR. The conference was held from June 9-11. This year’s conference included Portland Bible College Internship summit. The conference was represented by various world wide ministries.
Anchorage Leaders Passionate About Ministry Training Accreditation
One ministry was City Church School of Ministry. Al Woods is a director organization in Anchorage, Alaska. Ministry training accreditation for this school is about accountability and support. This local school raises up local leaders in the journey of calling and ministry preparation. This can potential lead to ordination at City Church. I met the senior pastor of City Church of Anchorage, Rich Irwin. I enjoyed his generous spirit and calling into ministry training at the local level.
The ACEA Brand of Ministry Training Accreditation
ACEA has gathered partnering schools that are interested in ministry training accreditation issues. This non-traditional accreditation organization stands in contrast to the government accreditation models. The government accreditation models feature things like the need for a physical library, tenured professors and residencies. These models do not work will with the passion of Christian Leaders Institute to remain free and available to train Christian Leaders in the free model of funding.
Ken Malmin, Dean of Portland Bible College
Christian Leaders Institute values accountability and creditability. We seek to be members of a non-traditional organization that is encouraging us to bring students and graduates excellent and high quality ministry training. Ministry training accreditation is important to Christian Leaders Institute.
The Dean and Professor of Theology of Portland Bible College, Ken Malmin, talked about the place of preparation for ministry training. Every ministry training group needs to encourage personal effectiveness. No amount of Ministry training accreditation can mentor students into many of important effectiveness traits.
Some Mentioned Ministry Effectiveness Traits:
Humility
Character
People Skills
Hearing God
Communication Skills
Leadership Skills
Discipline
Administration Skills
Financial Skills
Life Skills
Wisdom Skills
Each of these skills are required for effective ministry, and none of them can be learned in a classroom. There are core practices and principles surrounding many of these that can be taught in a class, but the only way to become effective in these skills is to practice them. One of the best ways to gain experience and really learn the skills is also to see them in action. This is where mentors can play a crucial role in developing ministry leaders.
This ACEA conference has given me more ideas of how to implement ministry training accreditation culture at Christian Leaders Institute.
Youth Initiative A Passion For Phillip Zgambo of Zambia
Youth Initiative describes this man’s life, his missions, his calling and even his desired focus ministry. Phillip Zgambo of Zambia has helped his community whenever he could; including working with Global Youth Initiative Zambia. Now he has chosen Christian Leaders Institute to learn and become more effective in his youth initiative efforts.
Youth Initiative basically means young people taking introductory steps or leading action. Phillip desires to learn to be a good teacher, showing young people how to break away from backward traditions and become shining examples to others.
Teaching them how to live with true youth initiative through Jesus Christ.
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I am Phillip Zgambo and I live in Ndola; Zambia’s second city and the capital of the copper-rich Copperbelt province. I am married. Together with my wife Noliva we have one beautiful son; Chimwemwe. (His name means JOY in our native language) Both Noliva and I are born-again Christians.
–Ndola is the third largest city in Zambia, with a population of 455,194 (2010 census provisional). It is the industrial and commercial center of the Copperbelt, Zambia’s copper-mining region, and capital of Copperbelt Province. It is also the commercial capital city of Zambia and has one of the three international airports, others being Livingstone and Lusaka. It lies just 10 km from the border with DR Congo.[1] … …Ndola was founded in 1904 making it the second oldest colonial-era town of Zambia… …Many closed factories and plants lie unoccupied in the town… …Ndola is home to one of the country’s national newspapers, the Times of Zambia, as well as its printer, Printpak. These run as one company called TimesPrintpak.
Catholic Church run printing press, ‘Mission Press’, is also located in Ndola. ‘Mission Press’ operates as a commercial entity.
I got saved in February of 1993 during my last grade of Secondary School at Chama High. I had just moved there a month earlier after having been expelled from my previous school and spending over a year at the farm. My previous Deputy Headmaster from school saw something in me and refused to let me rot at the farm. As his last act before relocating, he called me to his office and gave me a transfer letter to another school where my record of miss-deeds was not known.
A month after moving to Chama, I was invited to the Scripture Union meeting; where incidentally the guy preaching shared my last name, Cosmas Zgambo. The preaching that evening was about me even though there were dozens of us in attendance and Cosmas had no idea who I was or what I had ever done. “Some of you are involved in one caper after another and when people applaud it you feel like you are champions. But truth be told, when you are alone, you feel completely empty and useless,” he said. He preached right to me. By the time the meeting was over I was at the altar.
I have been involved in youth initiative and ministry ever since that time. Leading a group of youth outreach ministers in Kitwe, Zambia called Destiny Youths and a Christian NGO, Global Youth Initiative Zambia is some of what I do.
I have no doubt what God’s call is on my life. I feel like Christian Leaders Institute is what I have been waiting years for. I feel a scholarship from CLI will help me prepare to achieve God’s will and vision for my life. I feel the training I will receive from CLI will help me become a better Minister of God, a better Outreach worker, a better youth initiative mentor and a better church member. Jesus will make me a better husband, better father to my son and a better me!
–Global Youth Initiative Zambia – “In December of 1996, a number of young men and women met in Kitwe, Copperbelt Zambia over what they termed ‘The Youth Vision’. The idea was to get the youth involved in issues that affect society. A couple of youth ventures were launched from that meeting, one of them being an un-registered group called ‘DESTINY YOUTHS’. As Destiny Youths, we carried out a number of outreach events in Zambia from 1996 to 2009. We narrowed down our areas of focus to issues of HIV/AIDS and Climate Change/Environment issues between 2002 and 2008. We incorporated in January 2010 as Global Youth Initiative Zambia (GYIZ) with our motto as ‘Imparting a Vision…Impacting a Generation!’.”
This Christian Leaders Institute student has been involved with Global Youth Initiative Zambia and many other life changing ministries in and around his community. Phillip Zgambo has shown that you can rise above a jagged past with Jesus and make a difference.
My Ministry goal is to be involved in youth Evangelism. The youth are my passion. When I see the uncertainty that they face today, both churched and un-churched, my heart bleeds. They need someone who has felt what they are feeling and can tell them there is a better way. God’s way and JESUS’ way is for them. I want to preach and propagate the grace of Jesus. That is the passion God put on my heart back in 1994.
I want to reach my corner of the world for Jesus. I may not be able to travel the world for HIM but I certainly will reach my corner for Jesus; with His grace. That is why I need good quality training and preparation. The kind I strongly believe I would receive at Christian Leaders Institute.
I see myself as an Evangelist/Teacher. I have a passion for youth initiative and leading the younger generation to Jesus. I also have a passion to ground them in Christ. I have a Bachelor’s Degree in business Administration and 3 Diplomas in Business and Sales.
For now, I feel led into bi-vocational ministry. If God says otherwise later, He is God. He knows best. Your prayers over my life, family, ministry and my field of practice will go a long way in taking me to His destiny planned for me.
Many thanks from Zambia;
Phillip Zgambo
Whether you are called to minister through a youth initiative in your area or just want to reinforce your faith and learning with God’s Word, Christian Leaders Institute encourages everyone to study what The Bible tells us. To learn more about CLI or become a student CLICK HERE! To Donate CLICK HERE!