A nourishing Course
This particular course has been very impactful to me, and I have all the reasons to thank God for being part of it. Having participated
This particular course has been very impactful to me, and I have all the reasons to thank God for being part of it. Having participated in it has really nourished my spiritual understanding on the calling if God and how we are supposed to respond to it. This is not my first time to learn about God's Call, but this is more detailed, more concise and more practical. Here are some few among many points I would like to highlight, that drew my attention as I was going through the course: 1. We are called to be, not just to do. Discipleship is not primarily what you do for God, but being confirmed in the image of His Son, our Master. A disciple will be like His Master. 2. The general vs the specific call. All believers have a common call they need to respond to, but also everyone has an area where is uniquely called to function. And none of the two should overshadow the other;they are equally important. 3. Understanding ministry in both the "perfected" and "permitted" life, without engaging in dichotomy. No tension nor separation between the two. This is well understood in embracing the three levels of ministry, according to various callings: A. Church based ministry B. Marketplace ministry C. Community based ministry. We just need to understand in which area of ministry we are called. 4. We are called in various ways and various timings. There is a moment of calling, and an ongoing nature if our calling. Our response should be therefore in Action and in Conviction. 5. Your calling can be unique(may appear weird), but still genuine as long as it: glorified God, and points to Jesus. 6. 100 fold fruitfulness in ministry is the result of maximum engagement of: A. The Anointing zone, B. The heart zone, and C. The Ability zone. These should be engaged interdependently and we need to develop, grow, increase in all these. 7. Processing our calling should be understood as a journey, rather than an event. While you hear from God, you need to keep engaging with Him as you process your call. He has a call, but also a plan. 8. Lastly, we should make sure that our calling fits in the bigger picture in order to validate it. This is the Kingdom of God. This is a community which makes us who we are in Him, which we are part of. Our calling should not be in isolation, or a kind of individual spirituality. We must fit into what God is doing on a wider scale. It is all about God, and not us. I would also like to recommend all the lecturers for their profound presentation, Regan Perry, Key Dohle, Dr Brendan Roach. They know the journey they are taking us to. They also bear a sense of knowledge enriched with practical experience. It has been a great blessing to listen to and be impacted by them.
