New Church Training, Day 3
Today was another great day, and while the teachings and workshop were again very good, I would have to say that the highlight was lunchtime. It wasn’t just the food, but sitting at a table with diverse people. I received one of the greatest compliments I ever received. Someone said, “You look Puerto Rican.” I thought that was so cool! I cannot recall anyone telling me that.
At this table I learned so much about people. I met a young, married couple from Calgary, Canada. The man is from Venezuela, and the woman is from Peru. She shared that she moved to Canada when she was 7 years old. She grew up learning French as a primary language. She had to learn English “to survive” (her words), and her Spanish has improved since she got married. Her story as a young person far from "home" resonated with mine (just without the French part LOL).
We also met a Korean pastor who was educating us on the diversity that actually exists in what we in the Western world call “Asian.” He is an awesome guy!
There was also an African-American woman who recently survived a stroke, and she is planting a church that already has 40 people worshipping. What passion for God and ministry!
And we had a member of the New Church Training staff who was sharing a tug in his heart to become a missionary after he retires. He was talking about Christianity in China, and how there is a hunger for Christ in that country, and not enough pastors. Incredible!
I'm learning so much about the ministry of Church Planting, and more so, I am learning so much more about my brothers and sisters in Christ. I am so grateful to God for the relationships being formed, and meeting new people in ministry!
I'm looking forward to tomorrow! We start the day talking about marketing.
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