The person I choose to interview was my brother in law who is a pastor and working with the youth of his church since becoming the pastor over five years ago. The interview was very easy because we have a great relationship and when I am in need of help concerning any of ministry classes he is always their to help guide me in the right direction or give me my opinion regarding something I have written about for a class.
We stared out the interview by asking him why he became a pastor and man of God? His response was, “I did not choose this life for myself. God called me to the ministry and for several years I ignored his calling for as long as I could until I finally realized that this is what I am meant to do with my life. Making this decision was one that was not easy at all it is something that I prayed over for several months and began to seek the advice from other who have surrendered to the ministry in the past. It has not been easy task because the devil is always working to try to break anyone in the ministry however surrendering myself to the lord and his work is the best thing I could ever done. It has giving me strength and has helped me grow closer to the
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He set their and you could tell it was something he had thought about before because he was trying to figure out the best way to explain it. He then said, “my goal for the next five years is to first be completing Gods will for my ministry and my life. Which mean I am willing to go and do what ever he has planned for my family and myself. The goals I have for the church is to see it grow to the point in which we have to build a new worship center and to add on several staff members which will allow me to focus more on the word and winning over souls for the lord. However if I was told tomorrow that I need to move on to somewhere else and I felt it was Gods will then that’s what I would
My beliefs are important to me. I wake up every morning with a cup of coffee in my hand and turn on the daily news. I see many problems occurring around the world, but most of us are too blind to actually do something to help. We are too blinded by our society's cultural that we can’t separate ourselves from the good and bad.
Perhaps I thought that this was how the will of God was being manifested to me. Before I knew it I had packed and was on my way. A contributing factor may have been that my Mother had been seriously injured in a car wreck, and I was worried about
refugees, and the second generation who were born here in the states. Finally, I feel now that I have the vision to work on myself to know more about my attitude, my future therapeutic values in the field practices. At the same time, I am planning to work more with my personal therapist on the values, beliefs, and emotions and I will be happy to know about myself more.
“The call is something that is an indescribable joy and an indefinable burden at the same time.” (Bryant and Brunson 2007, 32). There is nothing more rewarding than seeing a congregation of the redeemed moving forward in their faith. However exciting this may be, it is usually not the thrill that propels the pastor in his service. It is the burden placed on the pastor by God that compels him in his work. The pastor understands that he is largely responsible for the work of God being accomplished by his faithfulness to his calling. “All through the Word of God and down through the annals of history, when God has moved it has almost always been attended by the preaching of the Word.” (Bryant and Brunson 2007, 31)
I am an undocumented student at UC Davis. When I am asked a simple question such as, "describe your personal experiences", I ask myself: Where do I begin?
From 2008 until 2013 while at New Friendship FWB in Kingstree my mission was to fulfill the Great Commission. The major turning point that came in my spiritual walk, did not come from someone telling me the Good News. It was going to the school of hard knot that my desire came to loving God. I can attest to the book and its teaching, we now have more of our churches desiring to build monument to men oppose to God.
The soul of the world to me is my Religion, it has had an influence on my life for as long as I can remember. I was just a little preschooler when I was introduced to my faith, my parents sent me to a church camp after school for an hour or so every day. I had never had any real connections like many of the pastors claimed but I knew as long as I believed that good would come. For many years it didn't, yet I remained faithful. I always believed that if I remained faithful that nothing could ever hurt me, still with all my faith there were days where I questioned my belief. I wondered how any of this could actually be possible, if there was really a big man up in the sky watching me then why don't I ever see him. But as I grew older I learned
Destiny can be generally regarded as predestined. The experience of studying in America, attending Christian school, serving others as well as Christianity study was parts of God's plan, which I believe was what God meant for me.
Socrates’ words, “an unexamined life is not worth living” best sums up my beliefs. I have no doubt that scrupulous examination of myself, as well as other philosophies and religions, will improve myself as a person. Perhaps enough thinking will even lead to enlightenment, but I am so far removed from that goal it would be foolish to consider the idea. The essay Unlearning Religion by Marianne Williamson best describes these beliefs. She writes that in today’s modern world, “our attention has been diverted away from the inner domains, the realms of true religion and spirituality, to the outer world.”
Finding the right person to do my interview was difficult. I wanted to interview someone who are passionate in their field. The person that I found was Lawrence Cariaga. He is a dear friend of mind and motivated me to never give up on my dreams and keep shooting for what you believe in. He is a passionate in his work duty and tries his best to help those are in need.
In a careful examination of the author’s non-denominational church’s understanding and statements on ordained ministry, evidence shows an acknowledgement is before a community of believers. The acknowledgement is that a person has been called into ministry for the Lord. The process proceeds into a time spent in prayer and mentoring with the presiding Pastor. It is during these times a person’s calling is subject to be tested, fostered, confirmed, or its understanding modified. One can consider this challenge a part of training in the service to God.
Growing up, the word “father” was a correlation to the man I knew in my life. I knew I came from somewhere, yet I could not put my finger on why things were not like how they were on TV. A white picket fence, a mother and father in this average sized house, but that was far from my reality. I lived a life that was filled with joy, yet, there was always an empty part that I was constantly searching for. My parents were high school sweethearts and soon after they met I was born. My parents had a debate on what my name should be. My mother wanted my name to be Elizabeth, and my father wanted my name to be Grace. When my mother gave birth, they both agreed on Elizabeth Grace.
I truly believe that my life’s calling is to become a counselor, and learning about my spiritual gifts and strengths has helped me to understand this specific calling. My spiritual gifts include faith, prophet, and pastor, while my top five strengths include harmony, positivity, developer, discipline, and competition. The people who pursue a degree in counseling are those who have a strong desire to help others work through the challenges and difficulties of life, and I believe that my spiritual gifts strongly correlate with this desire. Along with my spiritual gifts, my top five strengths also associate immensely. People with harmony are great at asking questions and they can see both sides of a situation.
This process has had its fair share of tears, but it has been an amazing journey. Until the Lord called me to preach the Gospel, I never knew how much control the devil had over my life. I allowed him to make, too many decisions on my
The purpose of this paper is to discuss a service that I got to attend that was different from my own religious tradition. I decided to go with my chosen topic because to be honest I had never experienced or thought to experience a different type of church service other than the one I grew up in. I grew up in a Christian home and attended a non-denominational Christian church on a regular basis. I just never felt the need to experience something that was different. So I decided to attend a mass at a Catholic church. I had been to weddings in a Catholic church and even funerals with a Catholic involvement but not an actual mass.