My Current Passion Of Ministry

After a car accident three years ago, God used the recovery period to hone my old skills and birth new. Over the course of the process, He repositioned me for a different journey. The new path led to a transition from a secular K-12 setting to Christian higher education; yet, still within the context of supporting a diverse student population. My purpose became preparing and teaching ministerial leadership in a

Now that I am in seminary, I have the opportunity and pleasure to study the Lord?s word by digging deeper in biblical study, do research in various theology classes such as, race, religion, ethnic groups, and church mission classes. A major concerned that has been in my dreams for quite a while. It was just a matter of me waiting on God, observing how he made away for me in my

My spiritual values and my connection to god and my church drive me in all things to be as christ like as I possibly can. Tho not studying for a ministry career I feel I will still have many encounters through god and in my walk with him. Pope Francis says “When we can see God reflected in all that exists, our hearts are moved to praise the Lord for all his creatures and to worship him in union with them.” This quote speaks very much into what I’ve been instilled through my time seeking our Lord. When surrounded by a group that loves and follows god as much as I do, I can see nothing but good things

Ministry is more than just choosing a vocation for life; ministry calls the individual and beckons them to follow. At 53 years of age, I have taken a long journey to get to where I am today in ministry, yet I can say with all honesty, "I have not yet arrived." In describing the ingredients to a lasting ministry, Kevin Miller states, “A ‘call’ to ministry is not easily defined, but nothing could be more solid to most pastors. The call of God is

Originally, I planned on using my nonprofit degree in camp ministry, but since my time here at Johnson, I believe God is calling me in a different direction. I still want to remain involved with camp ministry, however, I think God is calling me to ministry

Even though I heard whispers of my call in my early twenties, I had disregarded any thoughts of seminary as passing notions or fleeting whims. I worked various positions prior to my medical career for the simple purpose of funding my education. However, one thing remained constant. Children. Even as a child myself, I was always volunteering for children’s activities within the church, from nursery attendant to VBS crafts, Sunday school teacher to Education Committee member. Jobs which did not consist of interaction with youth, left me craving a connection. Even as my medical career began, I found myself volunteering at the local YMCA as a soccer coach. Looking back at my gifts and passions, it finally became clear to me that God was calling me to youth

I enjoy being involved in my church. By lecturing, greeting, and ushering I have learned to have confidence in myself and am able to go out of my way to make others comfortable and welcome. In the near future I would like to be able to create activities that will make religion come alive for the younger children.

My current ministries are threefold. 1. I am a Chaplain in the hospital, Avera Queen of Peace. I am also currently taking a unit in CPE. 2. I am a school teacher. This is an area of major ministry

No matter what church we went to, I was always heavily involved. Newspring was a breath of fresh air, because there were so many people, I could just do what i was gifted in. One day, I showed up to clean after a baptism sunday. They had already finished as I was just arriving. I asked if i could help with anything else and they gave me some care cards to enter in. I became an intern. Then I got an opportunity to come on staff and assist several men, and now

The church has a unique role to play in bringing renewal and restoration to the brokenness of the world. I think that the mission the broken, crucified, despised Jesus was and is healing brokenness. Jesus Christ was “anointed” to do the work of restoring a sick and sad nation. I, therefore, hold as my point of departure that in Jesus Christ we are anointed to preach in a way that will awaken the nation to wholeness and to the reality of God’s reign on Earth.

This past Sunday I was listening to a young man tell the church how he had quit his job to follow Christ's call to be a missionary over seas. His passion of obedience struck a cord in my heart. I had long before expressed my heart's desire to one day work for a non profit after I had gotten my degree and since then have veered on a entirely different career path. God is gracious and has blessed as well as grown me so much even with the path change. He has matured my faith and grown me in my abilities as a valuable employee. But as I was sitting there listening to this man who was leaving to further God's kingdom I was hit with a thought, 'you could be helping send people who further God's kingdom.' Over the next few days God continued

Additionally, I was trained in evangelism and ordained under Charles and Frances Hunter, Harold and Beverly Sempe with The Bread Ministry for 10 years, Kenneth Copeland Ministries about 6 years. I served as a prayer partner for 2 years with Trinity Broadcasting. Additionally, I have served in various ministries for seminars, conferences, and evangelism. I have worked with the following ministries for that purpose, John Hagee Ministries, Joyce Meyers Ministries, Benny Hinn Ministries, Fred Price Ministries, Creflo Dollar Ministries, Jesse Duplantis Ministries, and a few others. I have enjoyed serving with these different ministries through various periods of my Christian walk as God revealed to me how to live a new life with morals.

I have now a greater understanding of what it means to be a world Christian. Not only that, but I have formed a new love, concern, and awareness for the outreach of the unengaged and unreached people of the world. The importance of reaching every man, woman, and child and presenting the gospel has been and is today the least important task on the church’s agenda. While my major is Pastoral Leadership I know Gods global purpose includes me at home or abroad. Right now I do not have a calling outside of America. Though I have learned that there are many opportunities for myself to reach out to foreign people groups and different cultures without leaving my own state.

Explain how this vocational arena impacts society at large, and how this vocation is strategic to Christʼs kingdom. Please explain why you believe your chosen field is under-represented by Christians and tell us how you plan to impact your field for Christ

My personal mission theology is disciplining and proclaiming the pure word of God in the correct context to those that claim to be abiding in Jesus Christ. This includes pointing out and warning them against false doctrine and belief systems. Contrasting what the modern institutions preach about what it means to be a child of God against what scripture actually says it means to be a follower of Jesus Christ.