Equipping God's People For Every Good Work
This has been the focus of my life and ministry for the past decade by continually equipping young people in all aspects of life to the best of my ability. I always focus on bringing out the best in each person so that they may use their full potential and gifts in serving the Lord where they are gifted. I also always aimed making sure that in every conversation I had with people, they should be learning something new from me.
I have been involved in equipping young people even when I was 16 years old through the Scouting Movement. And later on, though continually serving in the Scouting Movement, the Lord has added my focus in church ministry serving our young people as a youth leader and finally, went to seminary training where I was able to formulate my personal mission slogan in life. After graduation from seminary training I became the Chief Youth Pastor of our church for nine years. Today, I enter the basic education as Vice Principal still continuously serving the youth, hoping to equip God's people for every good work.
I was actually surprised when ATS first invited me to teach the course last year, and praise God, it went well. I am not trying to create duplicates of me but equipping people who can have the passion and able to contextualize their own youth ministry according to their gifts and according to the best of each one's ability. I just hope that all youth ministers may focus on equipping God's people (the youth) for every good work (discipleship). According to John 5, the very first good thing a man can do is actually to accept Jesus as his personal Lord and Savior.
I believe this is the direction God has clearly set before me and have seen how God has used me continually for His glory. The only prayer I had the day I left seminary was for the Lord to continually bless the work of my hands. And so, He DID!!! Praise the Lord!!!
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