The last day of training for the pastors and lay leaders in Monrovia was today, Saturday, June 14. Twenty-six pastors and 33 lay leaders attended the five hour workshop held at ST Nagbe UMC. It was a rainy Saturday morning and the church was busy with a funeral and a wedding. The training has been held in the fellowship hall underneath the sanctuary. It is so humbling to us and such an honor to see these church leaders make the trip, mostly by taxi or by walking or catching a ride with someone.
Beth presented the leading seminar on “Moving from Good Things to God-things.” This is our training that incorporates spiritual gifts, calling, joy and passion in helping us understand what God wants us to be about doing. People kept asking questions seeking more clarification on helping their churches move into ministry. One of the pictures included shows Kelly writing on the board the areas of ministry needs that church members see around their churches. (You can also see a pastor’s daughter writing on the board also.)
Plowpoint has presented this seminar and training for hundreds of churches and we find that this list is almost the same everywhere we go. The churches in Liberia find the same opportunities for ministry around their churches as do churches all across the States. Though the church in Liberia does have to minister to those with what could be called Post Traumatic Stress from the war that just ended. Please continue to pray for the church of Liberia.
