“Each one should be ready to use
whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms”. I Peter 4:10
Many years ago, my pastor had laid a stack of paperwork on
the communion table one Sunday morning. He preached about “being ready to
serve” when God calls. He told us that the stack of papers were forms to fill
out for passports and if we did not have one, then we needed to come up during
the invitation time, take it home and fill it out. His logic was this…if God
calls you overseas for short or long term, how will you go if you are not
ready? The bigger message for all of us was that we need to be equipped and be
ready to serve when called.
I would highly
recommend that if you see trainings going on that have to with missions that
you consider going to them and being “ready”. If you feel a drawing toward
children, then if you see a tutoring or children’s ministry training coming up,
go to it. If you like helping people recover after disasters, go to a DR
training. If you are open to exploring areas of ministry that you don’t know
about, call me and I will direct you to a training.
One such training coming up the first part of August is a
teacher training for English As A Second
Language. It will be August 4-5thth
at Montgomery Baptist Association.
The cost is $35 (book and materials).
This training will prepare you to be a teacher of English to foreign born
people AND help you be aware of culture differences/how to share your faith,
etc. It is a comprehensive learning experience that will not disappoint you.
You do not have to
have been a teacher to serve in this type of ministry!
What
you do need are these 3 things:
1. A relationship with Christ.
2. A heart for internationals.
3. A willingness to learn and are able to speak
English.
What do you need to
do right now?
1.
Pray about it.
2.
Email our
events coordinator, Elizabeth Kirk for registration materials at lrose@mgmbaptists.org Call if you need it sent through regular
mail. 334-271-6227.
3.
As soon as you get materials, send form back in with
payment of $35. Checks need to be made
out to Montgomery Baptist Association.
For: ESL training. 20 Interstate Park
Drive, Montgomery, AL 36109
SEATS ARE
LIMITED. Deadline to register is:
July 20th .
4.
Pray and ask Christ to prepare your heart to
learn and to find out where you can serve.
If you would like more
information, you can contact Lisa Rose, director of Compassion Ministries at
the Montgomery Baptist Association for this and other similar trainings.
334-271-6794
lrose@mgmbaptists.org
