In II Timothy 2:2 it says, “And the things you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.”
For the past four weeks I ministered to the students on two subjects; Intimacy with God and Pastoral Theology. The students learned the importance of how they viewed God would determine how they would view themselves. One student Joseph from India stated that even though he grew up in a Christian home “God was so distant and that the rules and regulations he put in his life only made himself more frustrated and discouraged.” Over the past two years his image of God has changed and he has found his identity in Christ. He continued by saying,”doubts, unbelief and confusion have left my life since I have gained a whole new image of who Jesus is to me.” Of course our image of God is always unfolding before us and it is important that the right image of God is continually implanted on the inside of us. In my Pastoral Theology class one of the students Christine said, “I had no idea of the great responsibility that the Pastor has.” She continued, “I learned alot about leadership,character and the responsibility of the congregation.” Another student, Prem from Nepal stated that, “this class gave him the knowledge that he needed to begin his pastoral work in back in Nepal and that God is really beginning to speak about being a servant of God for his people.” I enjoyed teaching this class to the students as we all learned of the great calling that God has on the local church pastor.