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.
“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)
He told me rather bluntly that he thought the priestly life might be too difficult for me and that I should give very serious thought to the question whether or not I should continue in the seminary. Later that day or perhaps it was the next day, I went to Father Marshall, who was the Assistant Vice Rector, for special
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.
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?
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
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.
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.
The author’s thoughts pertaining to an ordained ministry is recognizing having victory in life with God. God has called, chosen, and acknowledge a person of faithfulness for His service. His recognition of me was like that of Prophet Jeremiah. He stated to Jeremiah “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations” (Jer. 1:5, NASB). God’s statement to Jeremiah tells me that I was planted as a seed for His purpose and glory.
Learning about Judaism caught my interest the most, so I decided to visit a Synagogue that was in my area named Congregation Beth Tephilath Moses; where I attended a Shabbat service on a Saturday morning. Shabbat means a day of rest. On my way to this event, I was a little nervous because I was unaware of what exactly to expect because I am from the Christian religion. This was a different atmosphere for me, but everyone was very welcoming. The place was beautifully decorated with many glass murals and Hebrew writings on the walls. The set up when walking into the room where the service was held was with the podium at the front and many rows of seats reminded me of what my church looks like.
Life brought new experiences, both good and bad. My philosophy of ministry has directed me to seek God first, family and then ministry. Every step had to be developed, through God and His transformation. As I began to grow spiritually, God’s Word revealed that I am nothing without him.
The first person I decided to interview was a really close friend that came to our church. She had gone to the same school as my mom and now goes to the same church as my family. Her son is the same age as me and we hang out a lot! The first question I asked her was when and how did you first become a Christian?
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.