Thursday, February 24, 2011

Ministry Class

There's a few things I've been learning as my church has been doing something called "Ministry Training Class." This 'class' consists of 7 of us young inexperienced non-seminary-trained Christians who have the opportunity to preach in Sojourners - our college group. It's an interesting concept... that 7 of us preach in a rotating cycle through the book of Philippians week after week.

I'm writing this because #7 of 7 just preached today and the cycle starts over again. I'm excited for what I've learned from watching everyone struggle through their text and their preaching. We all seem to have one struggle/worry in common, regardless of our lack of training and our lack of giftings (so it seems).

This common struggle/worry/goal is simply to expound the word of God. To be faithful to his Word. To not worry about "wow-factor" and "compliments," but to make his word known and trust His word to pierce through the division of heart and soul, of bone and marrow. It has been the utmost encouraging thing to see... because it is precisely the only thing that seems to pierce any Christian's heart - both the preacher's and the listener's.

How crazy the thought we hold God's word in our hands.... How awesome the thought we get to proclaim it.

5 comments:

xSAMgyupsal said...

like! :)

johncadengo said...

:)

Sam Lee said...

If a preacher must swear, let this be his oath: “As the Lord lives, what my God says, that I will speak” (2 Chron. 18:13).
-JP

nice post!

Kevin Lee said...

Wow! That sounds like an amazing experience. :)

Christina Song said...

sounds like a great experience, Cho. please update again on how it goes! and thank you for the book recommendations below! i just jotted some down and can't wait to some of them soon wahoooo